Kenya has discharged its last Ebola patient, leaving no one under treatment or in quarantine, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced in Nairobi on Wednesday.

Nine people were infected during the outbreak, including two who died. No new cases have been reported since October 19.

As Ebola outbreaks continue to pose a threat in the DRC.

Zambia is taking no chances as the Emergency Medical Team is ramping up its operational readiness. 

 The threat of emerging infectious diseases is a constant reality for the region. 

Ebola survivors, including frontline healthcare workers, have walked free from a treatment centre in Beni, eastern DRC, celebrating their recovery as the country battles a deadly outbreak.

Survivors embraced medical staff and received discharge certificates outside the centre.

Ebola survivors were discharged from a treatment centre in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday, offering a moment of hope as the country's deadly Bundibugyo virus outbreak continues to spread.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC continues to expand, with 1,406 confirmed cases and 438 deaths, as violence and mistrust threaten efforts to contain the virus.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has reacted to new U.S. travel advisories and entry restrictions linked to the Bundibugyo Ebola virus outbreak, warning against the use of broad travel bans during public health emergencies.