Michael Kaluki

There are currently no approved medicines for the Bundibugyo strain.

However, Tedros said that it is still possible for people to recover from the disease and that his agency is working towards finding vaccines and treatments.

Meanwhile, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called on African countries to enhance their health response systems and undertake shared responsibility in protecting lives during the current Ebola outbreak.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.

In an order issued late Thursday, Kenya's high court said that the country was not allowed to admit anyone exposed to or infected by Ebola under an agreement between Kenya and the U.S.

for the establishment of a quarantine facility locally.

The court was responding to a case brought before it by the rights group the Katiba Institute, challenging the setup of the quarantine site.

The White House had earlier said the U.S.

was setting up a facility in Kenya where Americans who had been exposed to Ebola would be quarantined, adding that those exhibiting symptoms of the disease would be moved to a third country.

The Kenya High Court said its order suspending plans for the quarantine facility will remain in force until the case before it is finalized.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.

In an order issued late Thursday, Kenya's high court said that the country was not allowed to admit anyone exposed to or infected by Ebola under an agreement between Kenya and the U.S.

for the establishment of a quarantine facility locally.

The court was responding to a case brought before it by the rights group, the Katiba Institute, challenging the setup of the quarantine site.

The White House had earlier said the U.S.

was setting up a facility in Kenya

where Americans who had been exposed to Ebola would be quarantined, adding that those exhibiting symptoms of the disease would be moved to a third country.

The Kenya High Court said its order suspending plans for the quarantine facility will remain in force until the case before it is finalized.

For NPR News, I'm Michael Kaluki in Nairobi.

Rwanda's government says it's maintaining surveillance along its borders.