Kenya releases last Ebola patient

On Wednesday, November 11, the last Ebola patient was discharged in Kenya. The 42-day countdown to declaring the country free of fever has officially begun.

Nine Ebola cases were reported in the country in October after the first patient travelled from Congo through Uganda, transmitting the virus to four family members and four health workers.

“The first patient and his mother died of Ebola, and the other seven recovered fully. The government identified 135 people in contact with him, the report said.

Kenya has now begun a 42-day countdown to declaring an Ebola-free country, provided no new cases are reported during that period.

“But while no cases have been reported in Kenya, the number continues to rise in other countries in the region. In Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak, 11,042 people were infected and 5,387 died, the government said on Wednesday.

The outbreak has also spread to Uganda and Nigeria through people from the Congo.