Kenya’s Ebola Cases Rise to 7, Including Health Workers Who Cared for the First Patient – WTOP News
The ministry said 128 of 130 contacts are now in quarantine as authorities trace transmission from the first patient.
- 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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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.
Health authorities say all 4 patients were already in quarantine, with 128 of 130 identified contacts traced
Kenya’s Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers who cared for the first patient – WTOP News
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three Kenyan health workers have tested positive for Ebola after caring for the country’s first confirmed case, the Health Ministry said Saturday. Another person linked to the first Ebola case also tested positive while in quarantine, bringing the total number of infections in Kenya to seven. The ministry said the four...
Kenya's Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers who cared
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three Kenyan health workers have tested positive for Ebola after caring for the country’s first confirmed case, the Health Ministry said Saturday. Another person linked to the first Ebola case also tested positive
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