Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case linked to first patient
Kenya reports nine Ebola cases as Congo outbreak exceeds 9,500 affected.
KEY POINTS
- Kenya confirms a ninth Ebola case linked to the first patient
- The first patient died on October 5 after arriving from Congo via Uganda
- 135 close contacts are being monitored, with 134 in quarantine
- Eight surviving patients are stable and receiving medical care
- Congo's Ebola outbreak has affected 66 health zones since May
Kenya has confirmed a ninth Ebola case, a 24-year-old relative of the country's first patient who was already in quarantine when symptoms appeared.
The first patient was a 40-year-old Kenyan man who arrived from Congo via Uganda on October 3 and died on October 5.
“The nine cases belong to the same cluster and, to date, there is no evidence of transmission outside the cluster.”
Health authorities are monitoring 135 close contacts of the first patient, with 134 located and kept in quarantine under daily observation.
Eight surviving patients remain stable and are receiving medical care, while Kenya has received 500 additional doses of medication.
The country has established a specialized laboratory at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi and distributed protective equipment to health workers in 12 very high-risk and 16 high-risk counties.
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