Kenya Ebola case exposes contact tracing failures, says Africa CDC chief
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- Sun 11 Oct, 03:25 · 2 d ago Ebola spreads in eastern DRC as Kenya confirms imported case Al Jazeera · first report
- Sun 11 Oct, 14:14 · 2 d ago Ebola Spreads to New Zone in Eastern DRC as Kenya Records Fatal Imported Case Modern Ghana
- Sun 11 Oct, 17:19 · 2 d ago Kenya finds no new Ebola cases after 293 tests Reuters
- Sun 11 Oct, 17:20 · 2 d ago Ebola: Kenya reports no new cases five days after first infection The Star, Kenya
- Mon 12 Oct, 08:07 · 21 h ago Kenya says no new Ebola cases since first-ever death Africanews English
- Mon 12 Oct, 12:14 · 17 h ago Kenya steps up Ebola preparedness after imported case The Star, Kenya
- Mon 12 Oct, 19:08 · 10 h ago The Ministry of Health has formally declared the Ebola (Bundibugyo Virus) disease a formidable epidemic disease, paving the way for the implementation of public health… Capital FM
- Mon 12 Oct, 20:52 · 9 h ago Kenya has declared Bundibugyo Ebola a formidable epidemic disease, introducing new rules on screening, isolation, quarantine, contact tracing and safe burials to strengthen outbreak control measures. The Standard
- Tue 13 Oct, 01:52 · 4 h ago Kenya Ebola case exposes contact tracing failures, says Africa CDC chief Devex
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