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Sierra Leone is on high alert for any suspected cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD). This follows the repatriation of two fatal probable cases of EVD from Guinea into Sierra Leonne. The Ministry of Health is maintaining high level surveillance and to date all contacts of the repatriated cases are well and no other suspected cases have been identified in the country.
(Via 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.
