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Kenya Discharges its Last Ebola Patient and Begins 42-day Countdown

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Kenya has discharged its final Ebola patient from the hospital and started a 42-day countdown toward officially declaring itself free of the disease.

Kenya discharged its final Ebola patient from the hospital.
Health Minister Aden Duale stated the country has begun a 42-day countdown toward declaring itself free of the disease.
Since early October, Kenya reported nine suspected cases following the death of a Kenyan who traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
No new cases of the virus have been recorded since October 19.
The final 11 individuals who had contact with confirmed Ebola patients were released from quarantine on Wednesday.
Kenya currently requires all citizens arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo to undergo a 21-day quarantine period.
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that began last May resulted in over 11,000 confirmed cases.