Cambodia Takes Measures To Detect Ebola Virus in Travelers
Medical
workers of the Liberian Red Cross, wearing a protective suit, carry the
body of a victim of the Ebola virus in a bag on Sept. 4, 2014 in the
small city of Banjol, 30 kilometers from Monrovia.
PHNOM PENH—As the deadly Ebola virus
continues to plague parts of western Africa, Cambodia has since August
put in place detection measures at its international airports and border
crossings to screen for several diseases.
Machines to detect body temperature, and hopefully the fever that
signals Ebola and other maladies, are now installed at the Phnom Penh
and Siem Reap airports and the border crossings of Poipet, near
Thailand, and Bavet, near Vietnam.
Passengers are also required to provide health information as they enter the country.
The measures are meant to screen for Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and avian influenza, all of which can be deadly for humans.
Ly Sovann, head of disease control for the Ministry of Health, told VOA Khmer there are no signs so far of disease outbreaks in Cambodia. Cambodians “must remain cautious while traveling in those countries” where the diseases exist, he said.
Passengers are also required to provide health information as they enter the country.
The measures are meant to screen for Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and avian influenza, all of which can be deadly for humans.
Ly Sovann, head of disease control for the Ministry of Health, told VOA Khmer there are no signs so far of disease outbreaks in Cambodia. Cambodians “must remain cautious while traveling in those countries” where the diseases exist, he said.
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