Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads
Kenya has confirmed one more Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections in the country to eight, Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth said on Sunday.
NAIROBI, October 18 - Kenya has reported its eighth Ebola case, with the country's Health Director-General Patrick Amoth announcing the new infection on Sunday. The patient, a 49-year-old man, is not a healthcare worker and developed symptoms such as fever, headache, and muscle pain. He is believed to have contracted the virus from the country's first Ebola case, which was a man who traveled from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Nairobi and subsequently died at a Nairobi hospital on October 5.
The new case was identified on Saturday, and the patient was promptly isolated and tested for the virus, with the results confirming Ebola by Sunday. As concerns grow over the Ebola outbreak originating in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya remains on high alert due to the virus's regional spread.
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