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| Medecins Sans Frontieres says the outbreak will take at least six months to bring under control |
Kenyan officials say the country is
closing its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in
response to the deadly Ebola outbreak, according to the BBC.
Kenya's health secretary said
Kenyans and medical workers flying in from those states would still be allowed
in.
Kenyan Airways says it will stop
flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone when the ban comes in on Wednesday.
The World Health Organization (WHO)
says Kenya is at "high risk" from Ebola because it is a major
transport hub.
The epidemic began in Guinea in
February and has since spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
On Friday, the death toll rose to 1,145 after
the WHO said 76 new deaths had been reported in the two days to 13 August.
There have been 2,127 cases reported in total.
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