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Kenyan Court Halts Quarantine of US Ebola Aid Workers

7/18/2026

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Kenyan Court Halts

Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base began a 21-day quarantine for seven American aid workers from Samaritan’s Purse.
The workers, part of a 72-member team deployed to the DRC Ebola outbreak, show no symptoms, said CEO Franklin Graham.
Kenyan officials approved their admission while U.S. clinicians monitor the workers.
Kenya’s High Court ordered a halt, prompting Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, found in contempt, to stop the quarantine.

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Kenyan Court Halts

Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base began a 21-day quarantine for seven American aid workers from Samaritan’s Purse.
The workers, part of a 72-member team deployed to the DRC Ebola outbreak, show no symptoms, said CEO Franklin Graham.
Kenyan officials approved their admission while U.S. clinicians monitor the workers.
Kenya’s High Court ordered a halt, prompting Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, found in contempt, to stop the quarantine.

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