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Kenya has released its last Ebola patient and begun a 42-day countdown to be declared free of the disease.
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Kenya → release → disease
Health Minister Aden Duale made the announcement at a news conference in Nairobi on Wednesday, more than five weeks after the country recorded its first case on October 6.
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country → make → October
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Duale said Kenya would continue to exercise prevention measures until the December 23 date is reached.
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date → announce → measures
The Ministry of Health previously expressed confidence that the outbreak was under control, noting that all nine confirmed cases were linked to the first patient’s contact list.
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cases → express → list
This indicated that there had been no community transmission.
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The last case was recorded on October 19.
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case → record → October
The first patient travelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through Uganda, and transmitted the virus to four family members and four healthcare workers.
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patient → travel → members
The first patient and his mother died of Ebola, while the other seven patients fully recovered.
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patients → die → Ebola
The government identified 135 contacts who interacted with the first patient.
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who → identify → patient
Elsewhere in the region, the number of infections continues to climb.
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number → continue → infections
In the DRC, the epicentre of the outbreak, 11,042 people have been infected and 5,387 have died, the government said on Wednesday.
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government → infect → Wednesday
The outbreak also spread to Uganda and Nigeria through individuals who travelled from the DRC.
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who → spread → DRC
The current Ebola outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus and has been described as one of the worst outbreaks on record.
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outbreak → cause → record
Kenya faced travel restrictions following the Ebola outbreak, with Saudi Arabia announcing an indefinite suspension of visas on October 30.
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The decision affected hundreds of Kenyan workers travelling to the Gulf for employment, particularly as domestic and hotel workers.
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decision → affect → workers
The Ministry of Health urged Saudi Arabia to reconsider the travel restrictions, explaining that Kenya’s first Ebola case was imported and that all subsequent cases were traced to the initial patient’s contact list.
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cases → urge → list
The ministry said all contacts had been identified and traced in line with established outbreak-control guidelines.
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contacts → say → guidelines
Kenya tightened its border controls, designating a specific gate at the country’s main airport for passengers travelling from 10 countries that have reported Ebola cases or border those that have active cases.
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that → tighten → cases
Passengers are being screened using thermal technology, and all new arrivals fill a health declaration form that provides their travel and health information.
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that → screen → information
Kenya will now require citizens arriving from the DRC to undergo a 21-day quarantine, Duale said.
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