Ouagadougou
(Xinhua/NAN) ─ Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Environment on Thursday in
Ouagadougou announced the outright ban on special hunting for bats, the
main carrier of Ebola virus.
It
said the special hunt for bats which began on July 1 to Aug. 31 has
been suspended across the national territory due to risks associated
with Ebola fever.
The
statement said this has become imperative because the Ebola virus is
caused by a virus transmitted to human beings through bats or rats.
It
said it is very contagious and transmitted through direct contact with
patients, infected body fluids as well as cloths of those infected with
the disease.
The
health ministry said even though no case has so far been reported in
Burkina Faso, but the measures had been put in place to counter any
eventual outbreak of the disease.
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