Kenya on high alert as WHO declares Ebola public health emergency

Jeff: Kenya is on high alert, with all persons entering the country subject to mandatory screening after the World Health Organisation declared the Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Olive: All county governments have also been directed to step up their screening at all points of entry and activate community-based surveillance to facilitate early detection and reporting of suspected Ebola cases. WHO says the Ebola outbreak reported in DRC and Uganda was caused by Bundibugyo virus, a strain which currently has no vaccine.