Enhanced surveillance along the Kenya-Tanzania border – KBC

Surveillance along the Kenyan-Tanzanian border was strengthened just one day after an Ebola alert in the country.

The border crossing point of Isebania was a hive of activity as health experts examined and checked documents of those seeking to enter the country.

This comes when the government said Monday that the results of samples taken from the person suspected of having contracted the Ebola virus had been tested negative.

Hundreds of people seeking to enter the country have been extensively screened as health officials tighten surveillance at border points.

Dr. Samuel Juma, coordinator of cross-border disease surveillance, said that travelers from Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Congo made up the majority of foreigners who come to the country on business.

He added, however, that there had been no cases of people allowed to enter the country with some of the known symptoms of Ebola.

However, residents fear that those who do not pbad through immigration offices will sneak into the county to demand increased surveillance.

At least 362 travelers cross the border into the country every day.

Truckers traveling the northern corridor to the Great Lakes region have also taken steps to reduce the spread of the Ebola virus.

Drivers say they observe some of the preventive measures, such as refraining from shaking hands.

Truck journeys to the Malaba border were also subject to controls.

On Sunday, news of a patient with Ebola-like symptoms at the Kericho County referral hospital reportedly prompted the government to settle down, isolating the patient and the people who cared for her. Had taken her to the hospital for treatment.

According to the results published by the government, the patient gave a negative result to the Ebola test.