Ebola: 57 contacts identified as 10 quarantined at Nairobi hospital

The 10 contacts have been admitted to the National Police Service Hospital, where they are being monitored as health authorities continue efforts to trace the remaining 47.

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7 – The Ministry of Health has identified 57 people who came into contact with Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola case, with 10 already accounted for and placed under quarantine in Nairobi.

The development comes as the government intensifies contact tracing and surveillance following confirmation of an imported Ebola case involving a patient who travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said Kenya had activated its disease surveillance and response systems and urged the public to remain vigilant without panicking.

Duale spoke on Wednesday while touring Nairobi Hospital’s 133-bed Ebola Isolation Unit, where he reviewed the facility’s preparedness to manage suspected and confirmed cases.

The Ministry said the government has designated five facilities to isolate and manage suspected and confirmed Ebola cases.

Source: Capital FM