{
  "id": 12644641,
  "title": "Kenya tightens JKIA Ebola controls, sets dedicated gate for travellers from 10 African countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/kenya-tightens-jkia-ebola-controls-sets-dedicated-gate-for-travellers",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T13:50:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/kenya-tightens-jkia-ebola-controls-sets-dedicated-gate-for-travellers-from-10-african-countries/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has bolstered Ebola screening at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), establishing a dedicated arrival gate for travelers from ten African nations deemed at increased risk of Ebola transmission. Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni revealed this Wednesday while touring the airport to evaluate the country's readiness post the identification of Kenya's first imported Ebola case. The new protocols will mandate travelers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Angola, Central African Republic, Zambia, and Tanzania to pass through Gate 16 at JKIA, where enhanced screening procedures will be enforced.\n\nUpon arrival, passengers will be obligated to furnish verified health status information and disclose any treatments or medications taken within the past month. This measure aims to assist healthcare authorities in identifying individuals who may have exhibited symptoms prior to their arrival, following the case of a patient who died in Nairobi after visiting Kenya and reportedly being unwell and on medication. Kenya has also implemented health declaration forms for departing travelers, augmenting the forms completed by incoming travelers. The objective is to equip health authorities with a record of individuals' status upon leaving the country.\n\nIn parallel, the government is urging the public and travelers to minimize physical contact and reinstate precautions akin to those observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as refraining from handshakes and hugs. These heightened measures are a response to Kenya's commitment to strengthen surveillance and impede further Ebola transmission following the imported case, with health authorities intensifying screening at entry points. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has applauded Kenya's response and advocated for prompt action to curb potential virus spread. Kenya's latest preventive measures are part of a larger initiative to reinforce early detection at the country's primary international gateway and ensure that potentially exposed travelers are promptly identified and managed before the virus can disseminate further.",
  "summary": "NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7 — Kenya has tightened Ebola screening at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, designating a dedicated arrival gate for travellers from 10 African countries considered at higher risk…",
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}