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Ebola In Kenya

6 Oct to 10 Oct

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Karan ManralTimes of India
Sam BrookesThe Independent
Rena RoweWashington Examiner
Mary KekatosABC News (US)
Dragana JovanovicABC News (US)
Associated PressNew York Post
AFP; ReutersAl Jazeera
Ramya KannanThe Hindu
Paul DyerSydney Morning Herald
Evelyne MusambiSydney Morning Herald
Edna MohamedAl Jazeera
Wycliffe MuiaBBC

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More than 4,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo this year, in what is the second most deadly known outbreak to date.

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Kenya on Tuesday confirmed its first case linked to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa, the fastest-spreading in history, with a Kenyan citizen who arrived from Congo via Uganda testing positive for the infection.

8 of 10 outletsfirst reported 6 Octwording from Times of India

Ebola is highly contagious and spreads in the human population through contact with bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen, and with contaminated surfaces and materials such as bedding and clothing.

4 of 10 outletsfirst reported 6 Octwording from New York Post

Duale said 28 contacts, including family members and health workers who cared for the patient, had been identified.

6 of 10 outletsfirst reported 6 Octwording from New York Post

Officials are also attempting to track down a further 23 passengers who shared the flight from Uganda.

5 of 10 outletsfirst reported 6 Octwording from The Independent

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Before Kenya reported its case, there had been no active cases outside Congo since Uganda declared its outbreak over in late August.

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The World Health Organization has warned that the outbreak could become the “deadliest” as it continues to outpace efforts to track and contain it.

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6 Oct
Kenya on Tuesday confirmed its first case linked to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa, the fastest-spreading in history, with a Kenyan citizen who arrived from Congo via Uganda testing positive for the infection.
8 outlets · Times of India
8 Oct
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Ugandan Ministry of Health said the man had a “normal temperature” when he was screened at the Entebbe airport before his departure.
2 outlets · Al Jazeera

Coverage 11 articles

10 Oct Questions remain over Ebola patient who travelled across three nations undetected
BBC
8 Oct Why single Ebola death in Kenya has sparked fears of wider African spread
Al Jazeera
8 Oct While the world is watching reports of plague in Russia, deadly Ebola is breaking borders
Sydney Morning Herald
7 Oct Ebola death recorded in Kenya after victim travelled from DRC | Explained
The Hindu
6 Oct Kenya confirms first Ebola case after patient from DR Congo dies in Nairobi
Al Jazeera
6 Oct Kenya confirms 1st Ebola case imported from Congo
CBC
6 Oct Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi
New York Post
6 Oct Kenya records 1st Ebola death after man travels between several countries
ABC News (US)
6 Oct Kenya reports first Ebola case amid outbreak brought from Congo
Washington Examiner
6 Oct Kenya confirms first Ebola case after patient dies as Congo outbreak spreads
The Independent

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6 Oct Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak: Kenya reports first case, patient dies
Times of India

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