Kenya’s Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers who cared for the first patient
Three health workers and a close relative were infected while in quarantine, and officials said 128 of 130 contacts have been traced.
- On Thursday, Wajir County Governor Ahmed Abdullahi announced that a 20-year-old man isolated in the region tested negative for Ebola Virus Disease, with laboratory results confirming malaria instead.
- Kenya's first confirmed imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease recently resulted in the death of a citizen who had lived in the DRC for seven years, prompting heightened surveillance across the country.
- The patient had traveled from the DRC through Uganda, arriving in Habaswein on September 20, where he worked as a "tan boy" on a cargo truck before presenting with fever and headache.
- Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale stated that Kenya is not experiencing a widespread Ebola outbreak, while the Ministry of Health has intensified surveillance and border screening following the confirmed case.
- Laikipia County health authorities also confirmed two separate suspected cases tested negative, while the ongoing Ebola epidemic in the eastern DRC has claimed at least 4,205 lives among more than 8,700 reported cases.
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AlKhaleej TodayKenya confirms four new Ebola cases, bringing total infections to seven
NAIROBI — Kenya confirmed four new Ebola cases on Saturday, including three healthcare workers who treated the country's first patient, bringing the total number of infections to seven, including one death, the Health Ministry announced."The Ministry of Health confirms four new cases of Ebola (Bundibugyo Virus Disease). This brings the total number of confirmed cases to seven including the deceased first case," Health Director General Patrick Am…
Kenya has confirmed four more cases of Ebola in the country, all linked to the first case, bringing the total number of infections to seven.
Kenya's Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that three healthcare workers who cared for the country's first confirmed Ebola case have tested positive for the virus. Another person linked to the first case also tested positive while in quarantine, bringing the total number of Ebola cases in Kenya to seven. The ministry said the four new patients are in isolation and receiving medical care, while the other two patients are in stable condition…
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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