Ebola risk minimal but Island is ready

Sat, 11 Oct 2014

It's highly unlikely Ebola will reach the Isle of Man but the health service is prepared if it does.

The Department of Health and Social Care is appeasing public concern saying that the risk is minimal.

Ebola can only be transmitted when an individual comes into direct contract with bodily fluid - it is not an airborne virus.

Director of Public Health Dr Kishore says he thinks we have little to worry about: