Seven American humanitarian workers are spending 21 days under medical observation in Kenya not because they are ill.
Uganda has begun the mandatory 42-day countdown to be declared Ebola-free after discharging the last patient who had been receiving treatment for the virus.
The World Health Organisation warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pace than during any previous outbreak of the deadly virus.
Scientists have launched the first clinical trial to test whether an experimental antiviral pill can prevent Bundibugyo Ebola after exposure, offering hope for a new outbreak-control tool.
Projections show the outbreak is advancing northwards towards South Sudan after spreading across five provinces in the DRC.
Mombasa County Government, with support from Doctors Without Borders, has established an Ebola training centre at Port Reitz Sub-County Hospital as part of efforts to strengthen Ebola preparedness.