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Surveillance
And
Epidemiology
Branch
監測及流行病學處
本署檔號
Our Ref.
:
(133) in DH SEB CD/8/15/1
4 August 2014
Dear Doctor,
Importance of Infection Control Measures in preventing
Ebola Virus Disease
Further to our letter dated 30 July 2014, we would like to provide further
updates on the latest situation of the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). As
of 30 July 2014, there have been 1,440 EVD cases and 826 deaths in West Africa.
Latest distribution of cases has been uploaded to the Centre for Health Protection
(CHP) website at http://chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/evd_affected_area.pdf .
In view of the risk of imported infections, healthcare professionals are
reminded to strictly practise appropriate infection control measures in healthcare
settings when managing suspected cases. World Health Organization (WHO)
has indicated that inadequate infection control measures will increase the risk of
transmitting the disease to healthcare workers. Infection Control Branch of CHP
has prepared the “Interim Recommendations on Infection Control for Ebola Virus
Disease
(EVD)
in
Healthcare
Setting”,
available
online
at
It provides
http://www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/ic_recommendations_for_evd.pdf.
recommendations on isolation of patients, use of protective equipment (PPE), and
other infection control measures when managing the cases.
At the same time, Department of Health has strengthened relevant preventive
measures in the community and at various ports. Outbound travellers are
advised to avoid unnecessary travel to the affected area.
衞生防護中心乃衞生署
轄下執行疾病預防
及控制的專業架構
The Centre for Health
Protection is a
professional arm of the
Department of Health for
disease prevention and
control
Your continuous support is critical to the success of combating the disease.
Patients
meeting
the
reporting
criteria
(available
at
https://ceno.chp.gov.hk/casedef/casedef.pdf) should be isolated immediately.
Medical practitioners are reminded to notify the Central Notification Office
(CENO) of CHP via fax (2477 2770), phone (2477 2772) or CENO On-line
香港九龍亞皆老街 147C 號 3 樓
3/F, 147C Argyle Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong
-2-
(http://ceno.chp.gov.hk). Please also call our Medical Control Officer at 7116
3300 a/c 9179 for prompt investigation. CHP will make arrangement to send the
patient to the Hospital Authority Infectious Disease Centre in Princess Margaret
Hospital for isolation, testing and treatment.
For further information on EVD, please visit the CHP website at
http://www.chp.gov.hk/en/view_content/34199.html.
Yours faithfully,
(Dr S K CHUANG)
for Controller, Centre for Health Protection
Department of Health