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  "id": 16694199,
  "title": "Ebola: Ghana must track incoming travellers, not rely on temperature checks – Prof Amuasi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/ebola-ghana-must-track-incoming-travellers-not-rely-on-temperature",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-27T00:29:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/ebola-ghana-must-track-incoming-travellers-not-rely-on-temperature-checks-prof-amuasi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghana must focus on improving its surveillance and tracking of incoming travellers for Ebola prevention, rather than solely relying on temperature checks and hand sanitiser stations at airports, warns Professor John Amuasi, Head of Global Health at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Amuasi explained that screening measures at airports were insufficient to identify all infected travellers, especially those who were not yet showing symptoms. He emphasized that health authorities needed to collect accurate traveller data, verify contact details, and ensure easy reachability in case symptoms appeared after arrival. The KNUST academic stressed that visible symptoms were not a reliable indicator of the virus, as infected individuals might not present them upon landing. Instead, he advocated for a more comprehensive approach that included accurate traveller information, effective follow-up systems, and prompt testing.",
  "summary": "Ghana must prioritise effective surveillance and the tracking of incoming travellers in its preparations against Ebola, rather than rely heavily on temperature checks and hand sanitisers at airports, a public health expert has warned.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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