BENGALURU: The reported isolation of a woman in Karnataka after she returned from Uganda has sparked concern across India with her undergoing tests to rule out infection by the highly contagious Ebola virus. The development comes in the backdrop of rising cases of Ebola transmission in certain parts of Africa, leading to Karnataka and health authorities across the country to ramp up surveillance systems coupled with emergency preparedness plans.
Though officials made it clear today that there has been no positive case of Ebola in India till now, the incident once again drew global attention towards the killer Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) and brought into sharp focus alertness regarding infectious disease at international airports and healthcare facilities.
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