Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo, patient has died
Health officials identified 28 contacts and are tracing 23 other passengers as Kenya expands surveillance after its first imported Ebola death.
- On Tuesday, Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed the country's first imported Ebola case, a Kenyan citizen who arrived in Nairobi from the Democratic Republic of Congo via Uganda on Saturday and died late Monday while receiving treatment.
- The patient had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo for seven years before arriving in Kenya; more than 4,000 people have died from Ebola in that region this year in the second most deadly known outbreak.
- Tests confirmed the Ebola Bundibugyo virus, and Health Minister Aden Duale stated the individual underwent public screening at Nairobi's main airport on Saturday before a relative transferred him to the hospital.
- Following the death, health authorities have placed the county on high alert and are actively monitoring for possible additional cases among the 28 identified contacts including family members and health workers.
- Vigilance remains critical given the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak has claimed more than 4,000 lives this year, while Kenya's health ministry continues managing the situation to prevent further transmission.
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Kenya reports first Ebola case amid outbreak brought from Congo
Kenya has reported its first case of Ebola, as an outbreak that began in Central Africa has killed thousands and spread across multiple countries. The patient, who died Tuesday, was a Kenyan national who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for seven years, according to Kenyan health officials. The man traveled to Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after falling ill and was transferred to a health facility, where he was isolated. Tests confirmed…
Kenya’s Ministry of Health confirmed Tuesday the first Ebola death in the country. The victim is a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for seven years and who arrived in Nairobi on Saturday 3 October on a flight from Kampala, Uganda. The man had previously traveled by road from the DRC to the Ugandan capital. Continue reading
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LaProvence.comAn epidemic is currently affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has already killed more than 4,000 people, according to the authorities.
A Kenyan living in DR Congo died of Ebola on Monday in a hospital in Nairobi, announced on Tuesday the Kenyan authorities. According to the Kenyan Minister of Health Aden Duale, the victim had fallen ill about a month ago and had been treated in several hospitals, before crossing the border with Uganda by road, then taking a plane to Nairobi.
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