Kenya has seen first Ebola virus case in current outbreak, says health minister

Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case in the current outbreak, with a patient dying in a Nairobi hospital. The patient, a Kenyan citizen who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for seven years, had travelled from Congo to Uganda and then flew to Nairobi, according to Kenya's Health Minister Aden Duale.

The patient had been ill for about a month before travelling and was admitted to Nairobi Hospital with symptoms including fever, chills, and bleeding beneath the skin. He was quickly placed in isolation and died late on Monday.

Eight of the patient's family members and 21 healthcare workers who attended to him have been quarantined and are being monitored. The Kenyan government has intensified surveillance, contact tracing, and other public health measures to prevent further transmission of the disease, with 27 passengers who may have had contact with the deceased identified and contacted.

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