Filipinas permanece libre de ébola, según el Departamento de Salud

El Departamento de Salud ha confirmado que no existen casos de ébola en Filipinas ante el brote del virus Bundibugyo en la República Democrática del Congo.

El Departamento de Salud aseguró al público que Filipinas no se ha visto afectada por el actual brote de ébola. El portavoz Albert Domingo declaró que no hay casos en el país y que el riesgo sigue siendo bajo debido a la ausencia de vuelos directos o transmisión local.

El brote involucra a la especie Bundibugyo en la provincia de Ituri, en el Congo, una zona de conflicto con acceso limitado a la atención sanitaria. La OMS lo ha declarado una emergencia de salud pública de importancia internacional. Filipinas registró anteriormente el virus Reston en animales en 1989, 1992, 1996 y 2008, pero sin enfermedades en humanos.

Se aplicarán controles reforzados a los viajeros procedentes de las zonas afectadas, aunque no se recomienda ninguna prohibición de viaje. El ébola se propaga a través del contacto directo con fluidos corporales, no por vía aérea. Los síntomas iniciales incluyen fiebre, dolor de cabeza y dolor muscular.

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