Kenya reports second Ebola case, family member of first patient
Ebola spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people.
Kenya has reported its second case of Ebola, a week after the country's first-ever infection, according to SABC News. The second patient is a 39-year-old man who is a close family member of the first case and was already in quarantine when he fell ill. Health authorities have stated that there is no evidence of the virus spreading in the wider community. This incident adds to the concerns in Kenya, which is the fourth country to register a case linked to the Ebola epidemic in Congo, the second-largest on record globally.
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