Tag: Ebola

Study warns swift action needed to curb exponential climb in Ebola outbreak

Potential effect on inter-West African trading of the current Ebola virus outbreak

Cotonou Port Authorities issue preventive measures against Ebola

Skuld has published an Advisory to its members regarding port closures and other national measures in Sierra Leone due to Ebola virus.

IMO issues Circular Letter No.3484 regarding Ebola risks and precautionary measures Geographic distribution of Ebola virus disease in humans and animals - August 2014, Image Credit: World Health OrganizationThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) issued Circular Letter No.3484 regardingEbola virus disease to provide information and guidance, based on recommendations developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), on the precautions to be taken to minimize risks to seafarers, passengers and others on board ships from the Ebola virus disease (EVD).The current EVD outbreak is believed to have begun in Guinea in December 2013. This outbreak now involves community transmission in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, and recently an ill traveller from Liberia infected a small number of people in Nigeria with whom he had direct contact.On 8 August 2014, WHO declared the EVD outbreak in West Africa a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in accordance with the International Health Regulations (2005).SymptomsSymptoms of EVD include fever, weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, and in some cases, bleeding. It is important to note that a person who is infected is only able to spread the virus to others after the infected person has started ...

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever has been listed as a quarantinable disease as the country's health authorities pass harsher port inspections for people and goods entering from affected areas.

Ebola virus advice from the UK MCA

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) issued Circular Letter No.3484 regarding Ebola virus disease

IMO has joined the international ad hoc Ebola Travel and Transport Task Force

MOL announced its intention to provide donation of US$10,000 to help the Republic of Liberia with the rapid spread of the Ebola virus