Burkina Faso's Ministry
of Environment on Thursday in Ouagadougou announced 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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