COLOMBO, June 2 -- Sri Lanka's health authorities have activated enhanced surveillance and emergency preparedness measures following a World Health Organization (WHO) alert on an Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa, a senior health official said.

Dr Thushani Dabrera, Community Medicine Specialist, Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health, said the authorities have taken all necessary precautions to prevent the virus from entering Sri Lanka and are closely monitoring travellers arriving from affected regions.

Speaking at a special media briefing held at the Sri Lanka Medical Association on Monday (June 1), Dr Dabrera said the current outbreak is linked to the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, a rare but highly dangerous disease that perio...