Seoul: South Korea seeks to bolster quarantine measures on people entering from seven African nations as part of efforts to prevent the Ebola virus from spreading in the country, South Korea's health authorities said Wednesday.

According to Qatar News Agency, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced that inbound travelers from Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Ethiopia will be required to undergo enhanced quarantine measures.

Under the country's quarantine rules, travelers from these seven countries must report any abnormal bodily symptoms, such as fever and rash, to quarantine officers upon entering South Korea.

KDCA Commissioner Jee Young-mee stated that the agency is working to minimize the possibility of the disease spreading within the country. Ebola virus causes severe inflammation and hemorrhagic fever in humans, but there is no widely used vaccine.