Ebola Contact Tracing: Jambojet, Health Officials Seek Flight JM8523 Passengers
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NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 6 – Jambojet has said it is working with the Ministry of Health and Port Health Services to trace passengers and crew who travelled on flight JM8523 from Entebbe to Nairobi, after Kenya confirmed its first imported Ebola case.
The airline said the passenger, who travelled on Saturday was aboard its Entebbe-Nairobi flight and is now at the centre of a public health contact-tracing exercise following confirmation of the Ebola infection by the Ministry of Health.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Jambojet said it was cooperating with health authorities to identify and manage other passengers and crew who may have come into contact with the infected traveller.
