Kenya reports third Ebola case, a relative of other two cases
By: Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent Kenyan health authorities confirmed on Friday, October 16, that a third person has tested positive for the Ebola virus. The Ministry of Health identified the patient as a 65-year-old woman. She is a relative of the first index patient, a 40-year-old man who died on October 5 after […]
The Kenyan health ministry reported a third case of Ebola on Friday, involving a 65-year-old woman who is a close relative of the country's first two patients. According to SABC News, the woman had been in quarantine since October 6 and was isolated after developing a fever, sore throat, and malaise. She is currently receiving supportive care, which officials say improves her chances of recovery.
The first patient was a man who died on October 5 after traveling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A second patient, a 39-year-old man from the same family, is reported by France 24 and SABC News to be in stable condition. New Straits Times reports that the 65-year-old woman was a primary contact of the first two cases.
Health officials state there is no evidence of community transmission and that the risk to the public remains low. SABC News and New Straits Times report that authorities have traced 127 out of 130 known contacts. Efforts are ongoing to locate and quarantine the three remaining contacts.
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