Africa CDC deploys emergency experts to Kenya following confirmed Ebola case-Xinhua
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Tuesday expressed solidarity with Kenya following the country's confirmation of its first Bundibugyo Ebola case, while calling for enhanced regional preparedness. The African Union's specialized continental public health agency said in a statement that a high-level, multidisciplinary Africa CDC team will be dispatched to Kenya on Tuesday to provide support. "I will personally travel to Kenya in the coming days to assess, together with the national authorities, the needs of the response and any additional support required," said Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya. Earlier in the day, Kenya confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease, after a man died in a ...