Kenya reports no new Ebola cases as 122 contacts placed under monitoring
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Kenya has reported no new cases of Bundibugyo virus disease, a form of Ebola, five days after confirming its first imported case, with 122 contacts identified and verified as the government intensifies efforts to contain the outbreak.
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said on Sunday that 108 contacts, representing 88.5 per cent of those listed, were in quarantine and undergoing daily monitoring, with none having developed symptoms so far.
The index patient, a Kenyan national who travelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through Uganda, died on October 5 and was accorded a safe and dignified burial the following day in accordance with established public health protocols.