Kenya releases 20 Ebola contacts after 21 days in quarantine

Kenya has released 20 contacts associated with the country's first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease after completing a 21-day quarantine period without developing symptoms. The World Health Organisation's Regional Office for Africa confirmed this on Monday, stating that the contacts were reunited with their families and received counselling on post-discharge precautions and follow-up.

As of Monday, 98 contacts remained in quarantine, while eight had developed symptoms and tested positive for Ebola, all of whom were immediately transferred to the country's Ebola treatment centre in Nairobi. The WHO has been supporting Kenyan health authorities in response coordination, disease surveillance, contact tracing, laboratory testing, case management, infection prevention and control, health screening at points of entry, and risk communication and community engagement.

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