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  "id": 13459492,
  "title": "Kenya: Ebola tests negative as contact tracing continues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/kenya-ebola-tests-negative-as-contact-tracing-continues",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-10T16:10:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261010-kenya-ebola-tests-negative-as-contact-tracing-continues"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A person suspected of having Ebola in quarantine at a hospital in Kenya has tested negative. This comes as authorities in Nairobi continue to trace contacts of the country's first Ebola death, reported on Monday.\n\nThe patient who died had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo via Uganda and was confirmed to have Ebola after arriving in Nairobi on October 3. He had symptoms including fever, chills, and bleeding beneath his skin.\n\nThe Kenyan government has taken steps to contain the risk of further transmission, including suspending hotel-based meetings and conferences, and urging churches to promote public awareness on Ebola prevention. According to People Daily Kenya, Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni stated that Kenya has no active Ebola outbreak. The Ministry of Health has also encouraged churches to incorporate Ebola prevention messages into their sermons and community outreach programmes.",
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      {
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        "title": "CS Miano assures tourists Kenya is safe, says Ebola case is isolated",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/cs-miano-assures-tourists-kenya-is-safe-says-ebola-case-is-isolated",
        "published": "2026-10-08T07:29:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "AllAfrica Health",
        "title": "Kenya: CS Miano Assures Tourists Kenya Is Safe, Says Ebola Case Is Isolated",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/kenya-cs-miano-assures-tourists-kenya-is-safe-says-ebola-case-is",
        "published": "2026-10-08T08:02:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "China extends $2 million support to Kenya for Ebola preparedness, drought relief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/china-extends-2-million-support-to-kenya-for-ebola-preparedness",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:07:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Kenya races to trace all contacts after first Ebola death, WHO official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/kenya-races-to-trace-all-contacts-after-first-ebola-death-who",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:14:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Business Daily Africa",
        "title": "China gives Kenya Sh259m for Ebola, drought preparedness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/china-gives-kenya-sh259m-for-ebola-drought-preparedness",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:30:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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