Kakamega County Health officials are investigating a suspected case of Ebola in the County.
In a statement issued by the County on Friday, September 30, Mumias West Disease Surveillance Coordinator Boaz Gichana said the suspected patient had travelled to Uganda two weeks ago.
According to the statement, the 32-year exhibited signs of general body weakness and contained blood in urine.
"The patient had travelled to eastern parts of Uganda to visit a relative on 15th September 2022. While in Uganda he got a trauma and was cut at the right upper limb, he sort medical attention at a health facility in Uganda –the cut was surtured.
"He moved to Kenya for further Medical attention On 28th September 2022 he started experiencing blood in urine and proceeded to ST Mary’s hospital Mumias for further management. The patient is currently at St Mary hospital isolation unit for further management awaiting laboratory tests," part of the statement read.
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At the same time, Uganda has already confirmed cases of Ebola in the country.
The number of people infected in Uganda's Ebola Sudan outbreak jumped to 50 today, with 14 more cases added to the total, the World Health Organization (WHO) African region said on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
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Mumias Public Health Officer Charles Namasake says tests on the suspected Ebola patient show he doesn’t have the disease.
