By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Capital FM
The first contacts of people with Ebola in Kenya are due to leave quarantine on 25 October, after 21 days of monitoring. The authorities have recorded nine confirmed cases and one death, with no sign of community transmission, reports Capital FM.
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Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale says eight of the nine Ebola patients remain stable and that all nine recorded cases belong to one cluster. Of 135 identified contacts, 134 have been quarantined; the first are due to complete quarantine on 25 October, according to ministry and Africa CDC figures reported by Tuko.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: Tuko ·
Nigeria has banned 46 people who came into contact with an Ebola patient from flying for 21 days, Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo announced. Authorities are also stepping up health surveillance at international airports and seeking to isolate the contacts, according to Leadership.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
The Cameroonian government has activated its emergency response system to prevent the Ebola virus from entering the country, after a case was confirmed in Nigeria in a diplomat who arrived from Uganda. Nigerian authorities have identified 44 contacts and stepped up health checks, while Cameroon’s health ministry prepares its response, Journal du Cameroun reports.
🇨🇲 Cameroon · Source: Journal du Cameroun ·
The Democratic Republic of Congo had about 9,600 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,600 deaths as of 18 October, while Kenya had recorded nine cases as of 20 October. Africa CDC director-general Jean Kaseya announced a meeting of African health ministers on 28 October to coordinate cross-border surveillance, according to Echorouk.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Echorouk ·
More than 50 Ugandan professionals explore Kenyan coastal tourismMore than 50 Ugandan tourism professionals began a discovery visit on 21 October to beaches, marine parks and heritage sites on the Kenyan coast. Organised by Uganda’s Consulate General in Mombasa with local stakeholders, the tour precedes the Uganda–Kenya Coast Tourism and Innovation Summit, scheduled for 26 and 27 October, according to Tuko.
Trials launched for vaccine against Bundibugyo Ebola strainAfrica CDC director general Jean Kaseya attributes the lack of an approved vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola to a lack of international interest. An African manufacturer based in Egypt is conducting clinical trials, while the agency is working with DR Congo and Uganda to test the Ervebo vaccine, according to Kaseya, speaking to Channels Television.The week in Africa
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