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After Doctors suspected Kawakubo Yuko 27, of Myanmar was effected with Ebola State governments in the Northeast have stepped up screening for immediate detection of cases of Ebola and have also started monitoring the entry of foreign nationals in the states.  

Manipur government, meanwhile, has set up Ebola screening gates for passengers at the Imphal airport and at the international border with Myanmar at Moreh. The state is also screening people at its borders with neighbours Nagaland and Assam.

It is detected when Kawakubo Yuko entered Manipur she suddenly developed fever and visited a private hospital in the town.Doctors suspected that her symptoms were identical to that of Ebola and immediately admitted her to the Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) in Imphal on October 6

“Nothing has been confirmed at this stage, and we will get a clearer picture only after receiving the test results from the National Institute of Virology, Pune,” said JNIMS Medical Superintendent W Gopimohon.

Doctors and government officials, point out that they are facing an acute shortage of necessary equipment and staff for detection of Ebola cases ,as we have got strict instructions from higher authorities,” said G Sharma, doctor in-charge of Jiribam community health centre,

Sharma added that they are screening for Ebola with a simple digital thermometer instead of the Contact Laser Infrared Thermometer not taking any chances.

Chatterjee fears an outbreak of the disease in the neighbouring country. He, however, confirmed that the Bangladesh government has already initiated surveillance measures at its airports, railway stations, seaports and border check posts, for people returning from Ebola-affected countries.

“The risk level of Ebola in the state would rise if any case is detected in Bangladesh,” he said

Aw : Arun kumar