The Ministry of Health has announced that sur veillance and screening measures for infectious diseases that could give rise to public health emergencies, including Nipah virus, are currently being carried out at Yangon International Airport.

At Yangon International Airport, health screening of passengers arriving from abroad is being conducted in accordance with prescribed guidelines. In view of the ongoing outbreak of the infectious disease of Nipah virus in West Bengal State, India, surveillance of passengers arriving from India has been intensified, with particular attention paid to fever and other symptoms suggestive of Nipah virus infection.

In addition, as part of health education activities related to the infectious disease of Nipah virus, informational leaflets are being distributed to travellers and posters are being displayed. Disease prevention and control measures are also being taken in coordination with other relevant departments operating at the airport.

It has further been announced that, to date, surveillance and screening of passengers travelling on the regularly scheduled MAI flights from Kolkata, West Bengal State, India, to Yangon, Myanmar have revealed no suspected cases.

Similarly, intensified surveillance and screening activities for Nipah disease are also being carried out at Mandalay International Airport.

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