From the first call to clearance: How Ebola contact tracing works in Kenya Health Just now Listen
To be cleared, a contact must complete 21 days after their last relevant exposure, remain free of Ebola-compatible symptoms, and have no further exposure that starts a new countdown.
Contact tracing is the work of finding people who may have been exposed to a person with Ebola, recording the circumstances, and following them daily so any illness is picked up quickly.
Clearance means a contact has completed 21 days of follow-up after their last relevant exposure, remained well, and passed the final assessment.
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