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Kenya sought Monday to rebadure the public and foreign visitors after the discovery of a suspected case of Ebola, which turned negative, near the border with Uganda.
Uganda last week reported three cases of Ebola, including two deaths, among people who have returned to the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where an epidemic has been raging since last August.
Kenya's Health Minister, Kariuki Sicily, said that a 36-year-old woman living in Kericho County, in the west of the country, had fallen ill, suffering from headaches, fever and vomiting, which can also be symptoms of Ebola.
Further examination revealed that she was not suffering from this disease, Kariuki said at a press conference held at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
"The rapid surveillance and intervention team examined the patient in a stable condition and confirmed that she did not fit the definition of Ebola case," she said. she declared.
"I wish to rebadure all Kenyans and our visitors that we have no cases of Ebola."
Ugandan cases have been confirmed in a town more than 600 km from the Kenya border.
Kariuki listed a list of preventive measures already taken by Kenya.
They included the installation of thermal cameras at entry points to detect people at high temperatures, as well as isolation units to house suspected cases. More than 250 Ministry of Health staff were deployed at ports of entry as part of this strategy.
The minister called on the public to be vigilant and to urge anyone with Ebola-like symptoms and having traveled to affected countries to go to the nearest hospital.
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