East Africa disease watch queried as Kenya deals with Ebola scare

Thousands of trucks routinely cross several countries carrying food, fuel, medicines, agricultural products and industrial inputs.

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East African governments are facing a delicate balancing act, strengthening Ebola surveillance while keeping one of the region’s busiest trade corridors open for goods and services.

The challenge has intensified after Kenya confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease on October 6, involving a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).