Hong Kong Center for Food Safety: Ebola (Ebola) Virus Disease and Food Safety

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On March 13, 2014, the Ministry of Health of Guinea notified the World Health Organization (WHO) that Ebola (also known as Ebola) virus disease was spreading rapidly in the jungle area of ​​the southeast of the country
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The epidemic subsequently spread to countries in West Africa, causing multiple infections and deaths

The distribution of Ebola virus disease in humans and animals around the world (from the World Health Organization website, updated on August 7, 2014) Humans are infected with Ebola virus disease.

Ebola virus disease is caused by infection Caused by the pathogenic Ebola virus, it is a serious human disease with a high mortality rate.
The symptoms include sudden fever, extreme weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat .
Vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, impaired kidney and liver function, and, in some cases, internal and external bleeding may follow .
Although the initial Ebola virus disease patients in this epidemic were infected by handling infected or dead wild animals, most of the subsequent cases were spread from person to person, and the transmission route included direct or indirect contact with infected persons.
Blood, secretions, organs or other body fluids .
Reston Ebola virusUntil now, the spread of Sai Ebola virus that caused this epidemic has been limited to Africa .
But another Ebola virus called Reston has been detected in non-human primates and pigs in Asia .
Unlike Say’s Ebola virus, Reston Ebola virus has nothing to do with this large-scale Ebola virus disease outbreak, and so far all patients infected with Reston Ebola virus have not shown clinical symptoms .
The available evidence shows that Reston Ebola virus is less pathogenic to humans than other Ebola virus species .
Is it safe to eat animal products? 　　Generally speaking, Ebola virus disease is not spread by food .
Cook the food thoroughly until its core temperature reaches 70°C or above to destroy the Ebola virus .