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Tanzania: Govt Tightens Screening Amid Ebola Outbreak

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE government has strengthened health screening and surveillance for international travellers entering Tanzania following an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a recent case involving a patient who travelled from the country to Kenya.

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Okango questions Kenya’s Ebola preparedness after health workers contract virus

Strategic advisor Fred Okango has questioned Kenya’s preparedness to contain Ebola after three healthcare workers who attended to the first confirmed patient contracted the virus, warning that the…

  • Strategic advisor Fred Okango questions Kenya's Ebola preparedness.
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  • Ministry reports seven total cases, one death since October 3.

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