Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni said Kenya had not recorded any confirmed case of Ebola virus disease as of Saturday, May 31.
She reported that officials collected 18 samples from Ebola alerts across several counties, including Nairobi, Kiambu, Uasin Gishu, Nyeri, Nakuru, Nyamira, West Pokot, and Kisumu. She added that all the samples tested negative.
PS Muthoni said health teams currently run Ebola testing through four designated laboratories, namely the National Public Health Laboratory, KEMRI Nairobi, KEMRI Kisumu, and a mobile laboratory in Busia.
Muthoni, however, said the government has identified 25 counties as being at elevated risk of Ebola. Authorities classify 12 counties as very high risk and 13 as high risk as they step up surveillance and preparedness efforts across the country.
The very high-risk counties include Nairobi, Mombasa, Uasin Gishu, Busia, Kisumu, Bungoma, Trans-Nzoia, Siaya, West Pokot, Turkana, Homa Bay, and Migori.
The high-risk counties include Vihiga, Kakamega, Nakuru, Kericho, Nandi, Kiambu, Machakos, Makueni, Kilifi, Taita Taveta, Isiolo, Elgeyo Marakwet, and Garissa.
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