Ten people linked to Kenya's first-ever Ebola case quarantined as screening concerns grow
The patient passed through multiple cities in DR Congo, drove to Uganda and eventually flew to Kenya.
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"We know that he left Buta, a city in [northern] DR Congo, to drive to Kisangani."
— Jean Kaseya , Executive
Key People
Health Cabinet Secretary involved in the legal dispute over the Ebola facility.
Head of Africa's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
Official from Kenya's health ministry.
William Ruto is the President of Kenya.
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The patient passed through multiple cities in DR Congo, drove to Uganda and eventually flew to Kenya.
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