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Kenya Confirms 8th Ebola Case Amid Regional Outbreak Fears
19 Oct
Summary
- Kenya reported an eighth Ebola infection, a 49-year-old man.
- The new case is a patient attendant exposed to the first known case.
- The Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak has now reached eight provinces.
Kenya has identified an eighth case of Ebola, as confirmed by the Director-General for Health. The newly infected individual is a 49-year-old man, not a healthcare worker, who presented with fever, headache, and muscle pain.
This latest case involves a patient attendant who cleaned utensils and linens, suggesting potential exposure to Kenya's initial Ebola patient. The first case was a traveler from the Democratic Republic of Congo who died in Nairobi on October 5. The current patient began showing symptoms recently and was placed in quarantine upon testing positive.
Kenya remains on high alert due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This outbreak has now extended to a eighth province in Congo, raising significant concerns about its potential spread across the region.
