Kenya Discharges Last Ebola Patient

Kenya has discharged its last remaining Ebola patient from hospital, bringing the country closer to ending its outbreak, with health authorities targeting December 23 for an official declaration if no new cases are recorded.

The Kenyan Health Minister, Aden Duale, announced the development on Wednesday, saying the patient had completed treatment at a hospital in Nairobi.

According to DW News, the final patient had 11 contacts who would undergo a 21-day quarantine as health authorities continued efforts to prevent further transmission.

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The Kenyan Ministry of Health said all 135 contacts linked to the index case had been traced and monitored through enhanced surveillance and contact-tracing measures.

It added that all nine confirmed infections were linked to a single transmission cluster, with no evidence of community transmission.

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