Kenya declares end to Ebola treatment following final patient’s discharge
Kenya’s Health Minister, Aden Duale, announced on Wednesday the discharge of the nation’s last Ebola patient from a Nairobi hospital.
The individual, who had 11 contacts, will now remain in quarantine for 21 days, according to officials.
Kenya anticipates being declared Ebola-free on December 23, provided no further cases emerge.
The Ministry of Health reported that all 135 individuals who had contact with the initial case were identified and monitored.
“All nine confirmed cases remained within a single transmission cluster, with no community transmission recorded,” the ministry stated.
The first case, reported on October 6, involved a Kenyan man returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Seven patients have recovered, while two have unfortunately died.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently experiencing an outbreak with approximately 11,000 reported cases, resulting in 5,387 deaths since May.
Nigeria has also reported one case linked to travel from Uganda, where a limited number of cases occurred.
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