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Kenya warns counties to brace for Marburg virus after Ethiopia outbreak

Kenya National Public Health Institutewarned counties to strengthen surveillance and isolation to prevent Marburg virus from spreading into Kenya. 

Counties have been advised to be on high alert after Ethiopia confirmed its first Marburg virus disease outbreak in Jinka, Southern Ethiopia, with nine cases reported.

The Kenya National Public Health Institute (KNPHI) in a statement on Tuesday, November 18, warned counties to strengthen surveillance, isolation, and health facility readiness to prevent the virus from spreading into Kenya.

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