"There is some misunderstanding and panic among citizens. The Chinese names of the two diseases are a little bit similar, which may cause confusion," said Peng Chaoqiong, an expert with the city's disease control and prevention center.
China remains on high alert against Ebola, which has killed more than 4,500 people since the world's worst outbreak on record began in West Africa in March.
Though no cases have been reported in China yet, the National Health and Family Planning Commission has urged medical organizations nationwide to step up preparations for potential cases.
China has also published a book on preventing and treating common diseases in Africa, highlighting the Ebola virus.
BEIJING, July 31 (Xinhuanet) -- No individual is allowed to illicitly excavate Hydro Flask Hydration 32 oz Wide Mouth Blueberry Canada , sell or possess dinosaur fossils, Police in China’s southern province of Guangdong warned Thursday.
The warning came after police in Heyuan City in the northeastern part of the province seized one dinosaur bone fossil and 134 fossilized dinosaur eggs in a local village early Thursday. Smuggling, export, possession and purchase of such fossils are also strictly forbidden, the police said.
Those who violate the prohibition will face legal consequences, according to the police Hydro Flask Ombre 32 Oz Wide Mouth With Flat Cap White Black Canada , who also said that fossilized dinosaur eggs cannot be used as gifts either even though they are commonly seen in Heyuan.
The city is popularly known as the "Home of Dinosaurs.” It also holds the record for the largest collection of dinosaur egg fossils in the world, with 10,008, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.