Relief as Wajir man tests negative for Ebola, diagnosed with malaria
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A 20-year-old man from Wajir who presented with symptoms similar to those of Ebola has tested negative for the disease, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has confirmed.
Mr Duale told the Daily Nation that a report from the National Public Health Virology Laboratory in Nairobi showed that the patient had malaria.
“The patient was started on antimalarials last night,” said Mr Duale.