5 things we have to learn from the first Ebola case in the United States, which is 30 September last reported to the Ministry of Health, USA:
- The new patient sick several days (5 days) after landing in America (Dallas - Texas) return from Liberia
- People can still healthy when on a plane in the contracted state, and undetectable pain while landing at the airport in the country of destination, because the incubation period can be up to 21 days
- Ebola is able to spread from West Africa to other countries in the world, which has flight connections with countries affected by Ebola.
- Vigilance and Alertness health workers against Ebola should be observed
- Ebola it can spread from West Africa to negara2 else in the world, which has flight connections with countries affected by Ebola.
After 6 months of Ebola declared by WHO as a health epidemic in West Africa, then there are 9 of scientific analysis that can be used both for the handling of Ebola in the world, and also knowledge of Public Health are also beneficial for Indonesia.
- The first case of Ebola in Guinea turns out to 3 months only detected as early cases of Ebola. If detected and handled since December 2013 (case 2 year old boy and his family was), it may not be a problem Ebola such as today's world. That is, if there are early cases of a potentially infectious disease outbreak, the maximum resolved immediately so that the plague was not widespread.
- In Liberia Ebola impact not only health, but also psychological pressure passage and others. Problems plague is not only health, but also psychologically, economically, socially and politically.
- In Sierra Leone there is a shaman / traditional healers who died of Ebola. In the process many who attended his funeral, and it occurs transmission in more than 30 cases of Ebola of the funeral process. That is, the transmission of Ebola is quite extensive, especially when infected body fluids (even from the body though) and prevention of transmission should be a major concern.
- Nigeria and Senegal managed to deal with an outbreak of Ebola them. Their situation is now stable, and soon the two countries can be declared "all clear". It shows, that the outbreak of Ebola can be overcome if handled properly.
- In the state Democratic Republic of Congo Ebola outbreak arise "classic", not related to cases in West Africa. Seven times the Congo has experienced an outbreak of Ebola. Outbreaks of this stems from an infected mother of meat animals brought home her husband. That is, health education to the public must continue to be done (although the outbreak has passed as 6 outbreaks in the Congo earlier this) so that people's behavior can turn into healthy behavior.
- Ebola outbreak this time developing very rapidly, among others, as well as the first time the African Ebola outbreak struck the big city and urban slum areas. This shows that the treatment of infectious diseases affecting a large sector of society in urban areas does require a special approach, which may be different from handling in other areas are generally.
- One of the important lessons of the continued spread of the Ebola outbreak in 3 initial state (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leonne) is the fact that the poor general health system will make the spread of the disease so uncontrollable. Therefore, "health system strenthening" or the strengthening of health systems is a major health development activities in each country.
- In this century, there are at least four times a major outbreak, and disturbing world. Germs, viruses, parasites and other disease-causing mutations may also continue, evolve and change. The pattern of life also continues to grow, which can lead to things that are not healthy. It is not possible in the future there will be an outbreak back, and all we have to be ready to anticipate
- Analysis to nine, is whether Ebola in West Africa will be grown worse, wider and more deadly? Of course we do not want this to happen, and therefore needs a good strong control efforts. For the control of infectious diseases is needed:
- A program of evidence-based disease prevention
- Officer in charge
- Well-organized health system