Ebola cases in Kenya rise to eight as Washington advises against travel
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Citizen
Kenya’s Ebola outbreak has reached eight cases after a new infection was confirmed, Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth told Citizen TV. On the same day, the US State Department raised its travel advisory to level 3, recommending that travel to Kenya be reconsidered because of health and security risks.
Kenya now has eight cases of Ebola linked to the Bundibugyo virus, after a new infection was confirmed on Sunday 18 October. On the same day, the US State Department raised its travel advisory for Kenya from level 2 to level 3, recommending that US citizens reconsider any travel, according to the Tanzanian media outlet Citizen.
Kenya’s Director-General for Health, Patrick Amoth, told Citizen TV that 38 people had been tested on Sunday and one had tested positive. The US advisory, renewed on 19 October, also cites risks linked to crime, kidnapping, terrorism, civil unrest and road safety. The eighth case was confirmed by Kenyan authorities after the total had risen to seven Ebola cases.
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