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East Asia, with its trade and transport hubs and armies of migrant workers, is at risk from Ebola but is improving its defenses and may be more ready than other areas to respond if cases are diagnosed, World Health Organization officials said Friday. Shin Young-soo, the WHO regional director for the Western Pacific, said East Asia has been a hotspot for emerging diseases in the past and has dealt with SARS and avian flu, so it is more prepared than other regions to respond after learning the importance of public education, strong surveillance and transparency. All these travel, economic trade, and we have global hubs like Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Philippines is sending a lot of work forces all over the world, make it a possibility for the virus to reach East Asia, Shin said.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:57:04 +0000

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