Browsing: Infectious Diseases
NAIROBI, Kenya — The United States (US) has raised its travel advisory for Kenya from Level 2 to Level 3, urging American travellers to reconsider…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s Ebola case count has reportedly risen to eight, although the Ministry of Health had not issued a separate official confirmation of…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzania has introduced mandatory health declarations, border screening and 21-day monitoring for high-risk travellers following an Ebola outbreak in the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Ministry of Health said the country remained open for travel, trade and public gatherings, seeking to reassure Kenyans amid growing public…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has confirmed four new cases of Ebola disease, raising the country’s total to seven, including the first patient who died, as…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has confirmed its third case of Ebola disease, involving a 65-year-old woman who developed symptoms while in quarantine, prompting renewed efforts…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has confirmed a second case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease, but the circumstances surrounding the infection offer an important early indication…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has reported no additional confirmed Ebola infections following the death of its first confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease patient, offering an encouraging…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The World Health Organization (WHO) has reassured Kenyans that there is no evidence of an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the country, as…
KINSHASA, DR Congo — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exceeded 9,000, with the death toll reaching…