Kenya Announces Second Ebola Case, Says 'No Evidence' of Wider Spread
- Kenya confirmed a second Ebola case in a 39-year-old man who was already in quarantine after close contact with the first patient.
- Kenya’s Health Ministry said the two cases are linked and that there is no evidence of spread in the wider community.
- The first patient became ill in Congo, traveled through Uganda, reached Nairobi, and later died in a hospital on October 5.
- WHO officials said Kenya’s surveillance and contact-tracing efforts were working while authorities continued monitoring exposed people.
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The third Ebola case in Kenya is also related to the first. Almost 130 people are in quarantine.
Kenya reports third Ebola case, a close relative of first two patients
Kenya reported its third Ebola infection on Friday in a woman it said was closely related to the first two patients. The 65-year-old had been in quarantine since October 6, the health ministry said in a statement. “Once she developed fever, sore throat and malaise, she was isolated and specimen collected for testing,” it added. […]
The Ministry of Health of Kenya has confirmed that today, during the stay in quarantine, another person tested positive for Ebola. The Ministry's announcement states that this is a 65-year-old woman, a relative of a 40-year-old man who died of Ebola on October 5.
Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who d
People disinfect their hands as a Kenyan health worker checks the temperatures of travelers crossing from Uganda to Kenya as part of measures to contain the spread of Ebola virus, in Busia, Kenya, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who died – WTOP News
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine after being identified as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo. The ministry said in a statement that the third patient was a 65-year-old woman who...
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