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Kenya's first Ebola case
Kenya says it has recorded no new Ebola cases since the first positive patient died on October 5; 293 samples tested negative.
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ReutersSun 11 Oct · 14:40 UTC
Kenya finds no new Ebola cases after 293 tests Kenya has not recorded any new cases of Ebola after conducting 293…
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Sunday 11 October
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Kenya finds no new Ebola cases after 293 tests
The Ministry of Health said no new cases were recorded among 293 tests since the positive patient died on October 5.
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1 sourceReuters
ReutersBlueskySun 11 Oct, 14:40
Kenya finds no new Ebola cases after 293 tests Kenya has not recorded any new cases of Ebola after conducting 293 tests since a positive patient died on October 5, the Ministry of Health said on Sunday.
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12:00 UTC
Kenya reports no new Ebola cases since first death
Authorities said all 293 samples tested were negative since the positive patient died on October 5.
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1 sourceAfricanews
AfricanewsRSSMon 12 Oct, 14:20
Kenya says no new Ebola cases since first-ever death Kenyan authorities on Sunday said the country has recorded no new cases of Ebola since a positive patient died on October 5. Tests were conducted on 293 samples, but none came back positive.
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Saturday 10 October
2 developments16:10 UTC
Kenya suspected Ebola case tests negative as tracing continues
Tests were negative for a person suspected of Ebola who had reportedly been quarantined in hospital. Authorities in Nairobi continue tracing contacts of the first Ebola death.
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1 sourceFrance 24
France 24RSSSat 10 Oct, 16:10
Kenya: Ebola tests negative as contact tracing continues Tests have come back negative for a person suspected of having Ebola who was reportedly in quarantine at a hospital, following rumours circulating over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, in Nairobi, authorities are racing to tr
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Kenya urges churches to spread Ebola awareness
Kenya's health ministry asked churches to help raise awareness after the Nairobi death of a man who had travelled from DR Congo through Uganda.
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1 sourceAfricanews
AfricanewsRSSSat 10 Oct, 13:52
Kenyan health ministry urges churches to raise awareness about Ebola This follows the death in Nairobi on Monday of a Kenyan man who had travelled home from DR Congo through Uganda.
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Friday 9 October
1 development11:31 UTC
Kenya's suspected second Ebola case tests negative initially
Preliminary tests on a suspected second case, feared after a citizen died of Ebola in Nairobi on Tuesday, came back negative.
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1 sourceAfricanews
AfricanewsRSSFri 9 Oct, 11:31
Kenya confirms prelimary tests on suspected Ebola case come back negative There had been fears the patient could be Kenya’s second case after a citizen died of the virus in Nairobi on Tuesday.
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Thursday 8 October
1 development21:05 UTC
Kenya's suspected Ebola case tests negative
Preliminary lab results on a sample from a suspected Ebola patient came back negative, the governor of the county treating him said.
1 sourceReuters
ReutersBlueskyThu 8 Oct, 21:05
Kenya says tests on suspected Ebola case come back negative Preliminary laboratory results on a sample from a Kenyan patient who was suspected of having Ebola have come back negative, the governor of the county where he is being treated said on Thursday.
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Wednesday 7 October
2 developments18:31 UTC
Kenya on high alert over Ebola screening lapses after first death
The government stepped up preparedness following the death of its first confirmed patient, amid growing concern over border screening.
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2 sourcesAl Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Al JazeeraRSSWed 7 Oct, 18:31
Kenya on high alert amid concern over screening after first Ebola death Kenya’s government has intensified Ebola preparedness efforts amid growing concern over lapses in border screening.
The original postAl Jazeera EnglishXWed 7 Oct, 18:44
Kenya’s government has intensified Ebola preparedness efforts following the death of the country’s first confirmed Ebola patient, amid growing concern over lapses in border screening measures.
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12:37 UTC
Ten people linked to Kenya's first Ebola case quarantined
The patient passed through multiple cities in DR Congo, drove to Uganda and flew to Kenya. Ten contacts are quarantined as screening concerns grow.
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3 sourcesBBC World, Bloomberg
BBC WorldXWed 7 Oct, 12:37
Ten people linked to Kenya's first-ever Ebola case quarantined as screening concerns grow
The original postBBC WorldRSSWed 7 Oct, 12:46
Ten people linked to Kenya's first-ever Ebola case quarantined as screening concerns grow The patient passed through multiple cities in DR Congo, drove to Uganda and eventually flew to Kenya.
The original postBloombergXWed 7 Oct, 15:20
For weeks, a Kenyan man infected with Ebola kept moving, undetected, through several cities
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