Ebola in Kenya

The 32-year-old male patient was admitted to a Mumias hospital with Ebola symptoms.

A blood sample was collected on September 17 and sent to the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) in Kampala where RT- PCR tests conducted were positive for Sudan Virus Ebola on September 19. The incubation period of Ebola virus ranges from two to 21 days. These deaths are now considered to be probable cases of Ebola caused by Ebola virus. As a result, he sought medical attention at a health facility in Uganda. “Preliminary examination shows that he could be Ebola-free. The Kenyan patient’s medical history says: “While in Uganda, he got a trauma and was cut in the right upper limb.

Speaking to this publication, the authority at St Mary's Hospital Mumias said the said patient did not show Ebola-like signs and symptoms after being ...

We however could not relent and thus we embarked on further tests and served the report to the county general hospital," added Namasake. The only sign he has shown so far is that of blood in his urine. Any person coming from Uganda for the past three weeks and showing any of the Ebola cardinal signs is subjected to medical tests. The patient in question had visited Uganda where he got a cut wound. He sought medical attention in Uganda and when he returned to Kenya, he came to St Mary's for further checkup," said Namasake. [Kenya](https://kiswahili.tuko.co.ke/tag/siasa-za-kenya/) for further medical attention, and on September 28, he started experiencing blood in his urine and proceeded to the Mumias facility for further management.

Mumias West Disease Surveillance Co-ordinator Boaz Gichana announced that health officials in Kakamega are probing a suspected case of Ebola in Kakamega ...

Samples were collected and underwent laboratory tests to determine the nature of his illness. Results of the tests confirmed that the patient did not have the disease. Health officials have annouced the results of the patient's tests

Ugandan Ministry of Health holds a press conference in Kampala, Uganda, Sept. 20, 2022. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua). The East African Community (EAC) ...

The EAC said in a statement issued by its headquarters in Tanzania's northern city of Arusha that the EAC secretariat urged the member states to enhance surveillance and laboratory testing, especially in border areas. 30 (Xinhua) -- The East African Community (EAC) secretariat on Thursday urged member states of the regional bloc to enhance emergency preparedness and response activities following an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Uganda. The East African Community (EAC) secretariat on Thursday urged member states of the regional bloc to enhance emergency preparedness and response activities following an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Uganda.

More than 50 cases have been identified so far in an outbreak linked to the Sudan variant of Ebola virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine.

[2014 West African outbreak of Ebola](https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/history/2014-2016-outbreak/index.html) and the [2018 outbreak in the DRC](https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/drc/2018-may.html), this epidemic has been caused by the Sudan variant of the virus, which currently has no effective treatment or vaccine. There are growing fears that the latest outbreak of Ebola in Uganda could spread to neighbouring countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More than 50 cases have been identified so far in an outbreak linked to the Sudan variant of Ebola virus, which has no approved treatment or vaccine

Kenyan health officials are investigating a suspected case of Ebola in the country's west near Uganda, where an outbreak of the deadly virus has been blamed ...

Health officials in Kenya called for more awareness about the disease and better follow-up if symptoms are witnessed. Last week, Kenya issued health guidelines — like screening travelers from Uganda — following the outbreak. Mary’s Hospital administrator Hildah Apwao told reporters the man recently traveled to Uganda and visited a health facility there for treatment of a cut.