Kenya reports third Ebola case, contact tracing continues
Kenya has confirmed a third case of Ebola, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
France 24 reports: Kenya has confirmed a third case of Ebola, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The health ministry said the 65-year-old woman tested positive while in quarantine, where she has been since 5 October. The second patient, a 39-year-old man from the same family, is in a stable condition.
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- Kenya · Africa
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- Ebola, Democratic Republic, Congo, Bastien Renouil
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