Kenya's Ebola Cases Rising
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Another person linked to the first Ebola case also tested positive while in quarantine, bringing the total number of infections in Kenya to seven.
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Kenya reported its eighth confirmed case of Ebola on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to eight. The latest patient is a 49-year-old hospital staff member who was identified as a contact of the first infected individual and tested positive while in quarantine. This new case does not indicate any community transmission yet, according to Dr. Patrick Amoth, Kenya’s Health Ministry Director-General.
Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet →2 articles from Toronto Star on this storyKenyan health officials have identified an eighth person infected with Ebola, a 49-year-old man who developed symptoms after possibly being exposed to Kenya’s first case. The patient had worked as a cleaner at a Nairobi hospital where the initial victim died on October 5. Health authorities tested 38 people on Sunday and found one positive result. This case comes amid a larger outbreak in neighboring Democratic…
Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case amid widening regional outbreak →2 articles from Al Jazeera on this storyKenya has reported eight cases of Ebola within two weeks after a 40-year-old man from Congo tested positive upon arrival in Kenya via Uganda on October 3. The disease has killed over 4,000 people in Congo since May. In response to the outbreak, Kenya has strengthened border screenings and set up an emergency hotline for suspected cases. Up to 128 contacts of the first patient remain in quarantine.
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- 17 Oct
Another person linked to the first Ebola case also tested positive while in quarantine, bringing the total number of infections in Kenya to seven.
- 19 Oct
Kenya has been on heightened alert, as the Ebola outbreak has spilled across the border from the DRC.
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19 Oct Kenyan Ebola cases rise to eight in two weeksKenya has reported eight cases of Ebola within two weeks after a 40-year-old man from Congo tested positive upon arrival in Kenya via Uganda on October 3. The disease has killed over 4,000 people in Congo since May. In response to the outbreak, Kenya has strengthened border screenings and set up an emergency hotline for suspected cases. Up to 128 contacts of the first patient remain in quarantine.ABC News (AU)
19 Oct Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case amid widening regional outbreakKenyan health officials have identified an eighth person infected with Ebola, a 49-year-old man who developed symptoms after possibly being exposed to Kenya’s first case. The patient had worked as a cleaner at a Nairobi hospital where the initial victim died on October 5. Health authorities tested 38 people on Sunday and found one positive result. This case comes amid a larger outbreak in neighboring Democratic…Al Jazeera
18 Oct Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yetKenya reported its eighth confirmed case of Ebola on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to eight. The latest patient is a 49-year-old hospital staff member who was identified as a contact of the first infected individual and tested positive while in quarantine. This new case does not indicate any community transmission yet, according to Dr. Patrick Amoth, Kenya’s Health Ministry Director-General.Toronto Star
17 Oct Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, bringing total to sevenKenya’s Ministry of Health confirmed four additional cases of Ebola Bundibugyo virus on Saturday, raising the national total to seven. Among them, three are healthcare workers who treated the first patient, while one is a relative of that same deceased patient. The ministry stated that nearly all contacts of the initial case have been quarantined, exceeding the global benchmark of 85 percent for containment efforts.Al Jazeera
17 Oct Kenya’s Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers who cared for the first patientKenya's Health Ministry reported on Saturday that three healthcare workers who treated the country’s initial Ebola patient have now tested positive for the virus. Additionally, a fourth individual connected to the initial case has also contracted Ebola while under quarantine, increasing the national total to seven confirmed cases.Toronto Star
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