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Kenya’s Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers who cared for the first patient
Three health workers and a relative tested positive while in quarantine, and officials said 128 of 130 contacts have been traced.
- On Saturday, the Kenya Ministry of Health confirmed 4 new Ebola cases, bringing the national total to 7, including 3 health workers who had treated the initial patient.
- Kenya's first patient, a 40-year-old businessman, died on October 5 after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he had been treated for the virus.
- All new cases were identified while in quarantine, including a close relative and the 3 health workers, with 128 of 130 contacts successfully traced by authorities.
- Officials stated that "the risk to the general public remains low," adding there is currently "no evidence of community transmission" of the virus.
- Regional context shows the DRC has reported over 9,000 cases during its 17th outbreak, while neighbouring Uganda recorded 20 infections and 2 deaths before being declared Ebola-free in August.
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Three Kenyan health professionals were tested positive for Ebola virus after taking care of the first confirmed case in the country, announced Saturday the Ministry of Health.
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At the beginning of October, a man infected with Ebola travelled from the eastern Congo via Uganda to Kenya. Now, six people have already infected him.
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