Kenya: Kenya Cases Rise to 8, Spreads to 8th Congo Province
[DW] A senior health official in Kenya said there have now been 8 Ebola infections in the country, while in DR Congo the disease has spread to an eighth province.
Kenya has reported eight Ebola infections, with a ninth case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Kenyan Health Ministry confirmed the latest infection on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to eight. The new patient is a 49-year-old man with no healthcare background who developed fever, headache, and muscle pain.
He is believed to have been exposed to the first Ebola case in Kenya, identified earlier this month. Six other patients are under observation and have shown no signs of improvement despite receiving supportive treatment. The first Ebola patient in Kenya passed away on October 5. This brings the total number of Ebola cases in Kenya to eight.
The outbreak in DRC has also expanded to an eighth province, Nord-Ubangi, bordering the Central African Republic. The World Health Organization's regional director for Africa, Mohamed Yakub Janabi, noted that while pockets of the disease are decreasing, it is spreading geographically. This is the deadliest Ebola outbreak in Congo's history, with over 9,400 cases and more than 4,500 deaths since the outbreak began in mid-May.
The current strain, the Bundibugyo virus, has no approved vaccine or treatment. Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with infected bodily fluids and can cause fever, fatigue, muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and in some cases, internal or external bleeding.
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