Uganda, Kenya Step Up Ebola Surveillance

Uganda and Kenya have publicly announced plans to install surveillence teams at all entry points especially airports in order to curtail Ebola spread into their territories.

The vilgilance follows reports of deadly Ebola outbreak in Guinea which has so far killed more than 60 people.

Kenya government says persons traveling from Guinea will undergo special check at all ports of entry.

A senior government official in Kenya says, “We have been notified of the outbreak of Ebola Haemorrhagic fever in Guinea by the World Health Organisation, already 86 suspected cases including 60 deaths have been reported.”

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