The US State Department said on Monday it had asked Americans to reconsider any travel to Kenya and raised its travel advisory for the African nation due to health risks.
The US State Department said on Monday it had asked Americans to reconsider any travel to Kenya and raised its travel advisory for the African nation due to health risks.
"The level was changed from Level 2 to Level 3 due to health risks," the travel advisory by the US embassy in Kenya said.
The advisory was raised to level 3, which asks Americans to reconsider travel, from an earlier level 2 that urges increased caution.
Health and traffic safety are some of the reasons the US gave for issuing the advisory.
Ebola caseload in Kenya now at eight
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Kenya has been on heightened alert, as a major Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread across borders in the region.
DR Congo confirmed on Sunday that its outbreak had spread to an eighth province, North Ubangi, underscoring concerns about wider regional transmission.
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DRC confirms Ebola outbreak has spread to eighth province
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