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Kenya Scrambles to Stop Ebola Spread After Patient Travels Across Borders
KENYA, 10 October
By John_Doe
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Health workers in protective gear conducting screenings at a border crossing point.
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BBC
Officials are searching for dozens of people who may have been in contact with a man who died from Ebola after traveling through three different countries.
Kenya is on high alert after its first case of Ebola was confirmed. A man recently died from the virus after traveling through three different countries without being caught by border health checks. Now, officials are racing to find anyone who was near him. So far, 10 people have been placed in quarantine to make sure they are not sick. Health teams are also desperately trying to track down 57 other people who might have had contact with the man before he died. This situation has raised big questions about how someone could travel so far while carrying such a dangerous virus. Even though K…