This archive report was first published on 3 August 2019.
On August 3, 2019, health officials at the Busia border intensified screening of travellers from Uganda following another Ebola death reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Senior Public Health Assistant Sospeter Omolo stated that they have taken measures to ensure all people crossing into the country are taken through the active border post for screening.
Officials are urging Kenyans to use designated border points to avoid interacting with people suspected to be infected with the virus and might be trying to make their way into the country.
A seclusion room has been set aside for handling emergencies, and there is an isolation ward at the Busia County Referral Hospital and at Malaba Dispensary where any suspected Ebola cases are quarantined as they await medication.
So far, Ebola has claimed close to 1800 lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
