Five Ebola patients discharged as 46 contacts complete quarantine monitoring

The Ministry of Health reports that five male patients have been released after treatment and testing negative for Ebola Bundibugyo virus.

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According to KBC, the Ministry of Health has discharged five patients who were being treated for Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease.

The five male patients included two from Kenyatta National Hospital and three from Nairobi Hospital, according to the Ministry's statement. They completed their treatment and tested negative for the virus.

Additionally, 46 contacts of Ebola cases have finished their monitoring period and been released from quarantine, the Ministry reported.

Source: KBC