Kenya confirms third Ebola case in first outbreak

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 18:38 · Archive

Kenya's health ministry confirmed a third person tested positive for Ebola while in quarantine as a contact of the first patient, who died after arriving from Congo.

Kenya's health ministry confirmed on Friday that a third person tested positive for Ebola while in quarantine. The patient was a 65-year-old woman who is a relative of the first patient, a 40-year-old man who died on 5 October, two days after arriving from Congo. The woman had been in quarantine since 6 October and developed symptoms before testing positive. She has been transferred to the Infectious Disease Unit.

A second patient, a 39-year-old man from the same family, remains in stable condition according to the Ministry of Health. The ministry said there was no evidence of community transmission, as all cases were linked to the first patient and the individuals had been in quarantine.

Ebola spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, including blood and vomit, or through contact with contaminated materials and surfaces such as bedding and clothing. The patient had been living in Congo and travelled through three Ebola-affected provinces. Three contacts linked to Kenya's first case have yet to be traced, and efforts to trace people who interacted with the patient in neighbouring Uganda and Congo have faced challenges. Congo has been experiencing its deadliest outbreak, with at least 4,000 deaths since May.

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• Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who diedKenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo.News4Jax · 16 Oct, 17:48
• Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who diedKenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo.Clickorlando · 16 Oct, 17:48

In this story: Kenya · Congo · Uganda · Ministry of Health · Infectious Disease Unit

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