ISLAMABAD
\nThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Islamabad clarified on Friday that there have been no suspected cases of EVD reported in Pakistan.
\n\u201cPakistan is not facing the direct threat of Ebola cases,\u201d assured the NIH, adding that the news circulating on social media about the deadly virus\u2019 presence in the country was incorrect.
\nKeeping in view the situation in Uganda during the last month, NIH advised trade and travel organisations, including the Central Health Establishment (CHE) and Border Health Services, to remain vigilant and monitor passengers travelling from outbreak-affected countries.
\nAccording to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), EVD is \u201ca rare and deadly disease in people and nonhuman primates\u201d.
\nThe viruses that cause EVD are located mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.
\nEVD is transmitted through direct contact with an infected animal (bat or nonhuman primate) or a person infected with the Ebola virus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Islamabad clarified on Friday that there have been no suspected cases of EVD reported in Pakistan. \u201cPakistan is not facing the direct threat of Ebola cases,\u201d assured the NIH, adding that the news circulating on social media about the deadly virus\u2019 presence in the country was incorrect. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[11071,1639,20],"class_list":{"0":"post-289334","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-ebola-virus","9":"tag-nih","10":"tag-pakistan"},"yoast_head":"\n