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Mozambique has set up checkpoints along its border with Malawi to prevent an Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo from spreading in the country.
Hidayate Kbadim, provincial health director in the Zambezi region of Mozambique, will monitor the disease's evolution among travelers from Malawi, citing reports of "suspected" cases of Ebola in the country. Malawi unconfirmed. Malawi does not have a direct border with Congo, but it is limited to Zambia and Tanzania.
The Ebola virus, one of the most deadly diseases on Earth, with a death rate of up to 90%, is one of the few diseases considered by governments as a threat to national security. The current epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which began in August 2018, has infected more than 2,400 people and killed more than 1,800, making it the deadliest since an epidemic in 2013.
Mozambique has not yet reported cases of Ebola and the checkpoints are preventative. It is partnering with Rwanda to strengthen preventive measures. Congolese health authorities have announced this week that they have detected a third case of Ebola in the city of Goma, in the east of the country, a trade hub of about a million people near the border. the Rwandan border.
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Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania, Central African Republic, Burundi, South Sudan and the Republic of Congo all border the Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization has declared that the current Ebola outbreak was an international public health emergency in July.
"The establishment of Ebola checkpoints is a guideline given by a decision of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization to prevent the spread of the disease in other countries" said Kbadim.
Scanners in Mozambique began operating on Saturday in Milage and Morrumbala districts of Zambezia and are expected to expand to other areas bordering Malawi.
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