Via guineenews.org: Ebola outbreak in Guinea: authorities issue new guidelines on disease management. The Google translation:
Following the detection of three confirmed cases of the Ebola virus disease in the sub-prefecture of Gouécké, Nzérékoré prefecture, the Guinean government has just declared the second epidemic of the Ebola virus disease. Faced with this situation and in order to contain this disease very quickly, in addition to the prevention and control actions in progress, the following measures are necessary.
In the sub-prefecture of Gouécké, the country's health authorities have decided to ban weekly markets, religious and traditional ceremonies requiring groupings for a period of 30 days, renewable if necessary.
In addition to these measures, there is a ban on groups of more than five people. Directives which also extend to the urban commune of Nzérékoré where we reassure dignified and secure burials of all cases of confirmed and probable suspicious deaths by the authorized teams.
Also, we urge the population to make the declaration to the health and administrative authorities of all cases of death, while reassuring them of the establishment by the health and safety services of health control dams for taking temperature, the search for symptoms and contacts at the entrances and exits of the urban commune of Nzérékoré and the isolation and follow-up of all patients and their contacts.
The government, through the ANSS, will make handwashing devices available to households in the localities concerned, as well as support (food and condiment costs) for isolated households.
In addition, the government informs the population that the appropriate measures are taken to make vaccines available in order to vaccinate the contacts of the sick and the contacts of the contacts in the isolation zones. And, reminds everyone of the need to respect individual and collective hygiene measures (hand washing, ban on braces, ban on handling fluids for patients and their linens, ban on handling bodies).
