4 more Ebola cases detected in Kenya, bringing total to 7
The country had not reported a single case of the virus until Oct 6, when a Kenyan man who had been living in the DR Congo died after returning home.
Four additional Ebola cases have been detected in Kenya, increasing the total number of infections to seven, according to the country's health ministry. The new cases include a close relative of the first victim and three healthcare workers who treated the initial patient. This brings the cumulative total of Ebola cases in Kenya to seven, with the initial case being a 40-year-old businessman who succumbed to the virus after returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The DRC has been grappling with its 17th Ebola outbreak since May, reporting over 9,000 cases and more than 15,000 deaths over the past five decades. The Kenyan ministry of health confirmed the four cases, stating that they were immediately isolated upon developing fever and tested positive. The newly infected individuals include a male relative of the deceased, two healthcare workers (aged 29, 35, and 32), and a 65-year-old female relative of the first victim.
Health authorities emphasized that the risk to the general public remains low, with no evidence of community transmission. Of the 130 contacts traced, 128 have been isolated in quarantine. The outbreak in the DRC, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has resulted in 9,066 infections and 4,381 deaths.
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