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By Alex Wekesa
NAIROBI, Kenya
Kenya has recorded no confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease following rigorous laboratory testing of 27 suspected patient samples across the country, a senior health official announced.
Mary Muthoni, the Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, confirmed that all analyzed alerts returned negative results.
The announcement aims to reassure the public amid heightened anxieties over recent regional outbreaks of the deadly virus in neighboring nations, including the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“Kenya has not recorded any confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease,” Muthoni said. “The ministry remains on high alert, and we have significantly tightened screening measures to prevent any potential importation of the virus.”
In addition to laboratory tracking, port authorities have screened more than 77,000 travelers arriving from affected countries across 26 land and air entry points.
Among the high-profile alerts cleared by health officials was a foreign national admitted to an isolation facility in Kiambu County after exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms.
Laboratory analysis performed by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) definitively ruled out the infection.
Despite the negative test results, the government has classified 25 of Kenya’s 47 counties as elevated risk areas due to their geographical proximity to transit corridors and border hubs.
Major urban centers and transit pathways, including Nairobi, Mombasa, and Kisumu, are under enhanced medical surveillance.
Health ministries across East Africa have intensified border protocols to mitigate transmission risks from the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has claimed dozens of lives over the past month.
Muthoni urged citizens to remain vigilant, practice strict personal hygiene, and rely strictly on official government briefs to curb the spread of misinformation.
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