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The quarantine department of Cairo International Airport has announced an increase in suspicion of passengers from Sudan due to the Chikungunya epidemic, according to a circular from the Central Department of Prevention Affairs of the Ministry of the health.
Informed sources at the airport said that the suspect population of Sudan had increased due to the outbreak of Chikungunya virus, a virus transmitted to humans by mosquitoes carrying the virus, causing fever , joint pains, muscles and rashes.
The sources added that she had been informed by the quarantine authorities at the airports and ports of the need to distribute health maps to passengers arriving and traveling to the state of Sudan in order to avoid the prevention of mosquito bites and the use of insect repellents as well as the wearing of light clothing covering the larger body, as well as the use of mosquito barriers and the closing of doors and windows. • Confirmation of airlines to spray aircraft with pesticides approved by the World Health Organization.
The sources stressed the need to conduct a medical check of all passengers from the Sudanese state without exception, and to exercise the utmost caution to deal with suspected cases and transfer suspected cases to a hospital or a designated hospital to assess the situation, as well as to notify the Directorate General of Quarantine and the liberalization of public health cards. For those coming from these countries, including children, to register them in the database, inform the Directorate General of Quarantine and its directorates of health of their place of residence and release the means of transport in case of doubt .
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