Kenya is preparing to conclude its Ebola monitoring exercise this week, with 52 people still under quarantine expected to be released after completing the required observation period.Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said the country has not recorded any new confirmed infections since October 19.The Ministry of Health said the outbreak resulted in nine confirmed cases and two deaths, with all infections traced to a single cluster linked to a patient who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Ministry of Health reports five Ebola recoveries as cases hold at nine
Listen to articleDr Amoth urged communities to welcome discharged patients and contacts without discrimination, emphasising that those who complete quarantine without developing symptoms pose no risk to others.Five Ebola patients have been discharged from hospital after recovering from the Bundibugyo virus, as Kenya steps up efforts to contain the outbreak.
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Kenya Confirms Third Ebola Case, Detected in Quarantine
Nairobi- Kenya has confirmed its third case of Bundibugyo Ebola, with health authorities saying the infection was detected while the patient was already in quarantine, which they say shows contact tracing and daily monitoring are working.The case, confirmed on October 16, involves a 65-year-old woman who is a close relative of Kenya’s first Ebola patient and had been in quarantine since October 6.