Gaps remain in India's Ebola preparedness, says WHO

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Gaps remain in India's Ebola preparedness, says WHO

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gaps-remain-indias-ebola-preparedness-says-162732186.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/dNUlKEZedOMbysiEy9ROYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-22T162732Z_1_LYNXMPEA7L0PP_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-EBOLA-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion is revealed in this undated handout colorized transmission electron micrograph" align="left" title="Some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion is revealed in this undated handout colorized transmission electron micrograph" border="0" /></a>By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India has been pro-active in preparing for an outbreak of Ebola, but authorities need to improve the surveillance of traveler and raise public awareness about the deadly virus, the World Health Organization said on Friday. There are nearly 45,000 Indian nationals living and working in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria - where more than 1,300 people have died of Ebola in the worst outbreak of the disease in history. There is also a large population of West Africans, mainly students, in India and there are concerns that the disease could be imported into the country. Asheena Khalakdina, the WHO's Team Leader for Communicable Diseases, said while the risk of Ebola coming to India was low, it was important that authorities put in place the precautionary measures outlined by the organization.</p><br clear="all"/>

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