NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 6 – Jambojet has said it is working with the Ministry of Health and Port Health Services to trace passengers and crew who travelled on flight JM8523 from Entebbe to Nairobi, after Kenya confirmed its first imported Ebola case.

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The airline said the passenger, who travelled on Saturday was aboard its Entebbe-Nairobi flight and is now at the centre of a public health contact-tracing exercise following confirmation of the Ebola infection by the Ministry of Health.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, Jambojet said it was cooperating with health authorities to identify and manage other passengers and crew who may have come into contact with the infected traveller.

“Jambojet is aware of reports concerning a guest who travelled on Saturday 3rd October on flight JM 8523 from Entebbe to Nairobi,” the airline said.

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“We are working closely with the Ministry of Health, Port Health Services and other relevant authorities to support the ongoing public health response, including the identification and management of the other guests and crew who may have been in contact with the individual.”

The airline said the safety of its passengers, crew and staff remained its priority as health officials undertake the contact-tracing exercise.

Jambojet did not disclose the identity of the passenger or provide details on the number of people being traced, saying it would continue to issue information as it becomes available through official channels.

The development came hours after Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirmed Kenya’s first imported case of Ebola.

Duale said the patient was a Kenyan citizen who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for seven years and had been unwell for about a month before travelling to Kenya.

The patient travelled by road from the DRC to Kampala, Uganda, before boarding Jambojet flight JM8523 to Nairobi.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya