Kenya to screen travelers at border points after Uganda Ebola outbreak

A health worker sprays disinfectant on his colleague at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo. [File, Standard]

Kenya will begin screening travelers and truck-drivers at all county border points, following an outbreak of Ebola in neighbouring Uganda.

Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the death of a 24-year-old who hailed from central Mubende district, Uganda and had Ebola symptoms namely high fever, diarrhea, vomiting blood and abdominal pains.
Kenya's Ministry of Health has since sent out an alert, asking citizens to remain vigilant and enhance surveillance at all border points of the country.