Summary
Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, involving a man who is a close relative of the first patient. The government is working with neighboring countries and health organizations to investigate how the virus spread and has increased its efforts to control the outbreak.Key Facts
- Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola case when a citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) died after arriving in Nairobi.
- The second Ebola patient is a 39-year-old man, a family member of the first case, who developed symptoms while already in quarantine.
- The first patient had traveled from the DRC to Uganda and then flew to Nairobi, raising questions about border screening.
- Uganda closed its border with the DRC in May due to the Ebola outbreak and has been declared Ebola-free since August.
- Kenya’s health officials are investigating how the virus passed through three countries undetected.
- The Ebola outbreak in the DRC is the second largest ever recorded, with over 9,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths.
- Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids from infected people or dead bodies.
- Kenya’s health ministry is tracking contacts of the first patient and quarantined at least 10 people; the second patient is now receiving treatment.
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