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Ebola: Kenya confirms eighth case as DRC outbreak reaches new province
The latest patient is a 49-year-old man in quarantine, while 128 contacts remain under monitoring as the outbreak expands in Congo.
- On Sunday, Kenyan authorities detected an eighth Ebola case while the outbreak simultaneously reached the eighth province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nord-Ubangi, officials reported.
- This epidemic is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, a distinct strain that lacks licensed vaccines or specific treatments, complicating containment efforts compared to previous Ebola outbreaks.
- Amid a broader funding dispute, Africa CDC Director-General Dr Jean Kaseya noted that $700 million remains unaccounted for out of $962 million disbursed by international donors.
- The United States imposed travel restrictions requiring 21 days outside the DRC before entry, while Tanzania and Uganda tightened border screening and monitoring protocols.
- Although not yet matching the 11,000 deaths from the 2014 West African epidemic, this crisis is spreading at a far greater speed, with 9,455 cases reported to date.
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This chart shows just how rapidly Ebola is spreading
The Ebola virus is spreading at an unprecedented rate this year. In the first five months since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 9,415 confirmed cases and 4,536 deaths in the country. While the virus has remained relatively contained by the DRC’s borders, case […]
·New York, United States
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<p>Kenya confirms eighth case of Ebola amid spreading outbreak in Congo Kenya has detected an eighth case of Ebola, 128 contact persons remain in quarantine. In the DRC, the outbreak has already covered eight provinces.</p>
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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(Johannesburg=Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Hak-jin = The spread of Ebola in Central and East Africa is not subsiding.
·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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