Kenya achieves 97% Ebola contact tracing, PS says
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The Ministry of Health says it has traced 97 per cent of people who came into contact with Kenya’s first Ebola patient or their relatives, surpassing global benchmarks for contact tracing as the country intensifies efforts to contain the outbreak.
Public Health and Professional Standards Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni said health officials had stepped up surveillance and contact tracing beyond individuals already in quarantine to prevent further transmission and avert community spread.
Muthoni said the ministry had also urged county governments to establish quarantine facilities as a precautionary measure in case the outbreak escalates or proves difficult to contain.