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The Ministry of Health of Guinea has reported 122 suspected cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD), as of 31 March 2014. Of those, 24 have been laboratory confirmed as EVD and 78 are considered probable cases. A total of 80 deaths have been registered, of those 13 have been confirmed as EVD with 67 considered probable cases. Twenty patients remain in isolation. Eleven healthcare workers are among the probable and suspected cases.
Areas reporting cases include: Conakry (11), Guekedou (77), Macenta (23), Kissidougou (8), and 3 from Dabola and Djingaraye combined.
Investigation into the outbreak and contact tracing are continuing; 400 case contacts are being followed-up at present.
(Via WHO Global Alert and Response - accessed 02/04/14)
The risk of travellers becoming infected or developing Ebola haemorrhagic fever is extremely low, unless there has been direct contact with blood or bodily fluids of dead or living infected persons or animals. Healthcare workers are at particular risk, although practising appropriate infection control should effectively prevent transmission of disease in this setting.
Travellers returning from tropical countries should always seek rapid medical attention if they develop flu-like symptoms (such as fever, headache, diarrhoea or general malaise) within three weeks after return, and be reminded to mention to their health care provider that they have recently travelled.
