Kenya releases 20 Ebola contacts after 21 days in quarantine
Twenty contacts of Kenya’s first imported Ebola case have been released from quarantine after completing a 21-day monitoring period without symptoms. Read More: https://punchng.com/kenya-releases-20-ebola-contacts-after-21-days-in-quarantine/
The Kenyan health authorities have released 20 contacts associated with the country's first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease after they completed a 21-day quarantine period without developing symptoms. As of Monday, 98 contacts remained in quarantine, while eight contacts had developed symptoms and tested positive for Ebola.
Kenya has reported nine confirmed cases and two deaths since the first case was confirmed on October 6, 2026. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supporting Kenyan health authorities in response coordination, disease surveillance, contact tracing, laboratory testing, case management, and infection prevention and control.
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