Kenya Medical Research Institute. [Photo/Nation]
Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) has ruled out any possibility of Marburg and Ebola in the country.
This is after samples taken from two people in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County suspected to have contracted the deadly diseases tested negative.
“No admission was done after the samples sent to Kemri for analysis came out negative of Marburg and Ebola,” said Medical Services director Jackson Kioko.
“As part of the surveillance, we have cordoned both the households of the traditional healer and that of the Ugandan who was attended to with similar symptoms of the diseases for about four days.”
He said a team of Health officials was on the ground trying to trace similar cases.
Trans Nzoia County director of preventive and promotive health services Gilbert Sowon said they had suspected Marburg virus, which has similar symptoms to deadly Ebola virus disease that include bleeding, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Uganda is currently experiencing a Marburg viral disease outbreak.