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Kenya Reports First Ebola Death From Imported Case
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In Short: Kenya's health secretary, Aden Duale, confirmed the country's first Ebola death on Tuesday, reporting that the patient, a Kenyan citizen who had lived in the DRC for seven years, died after traveling from Uganda to Nairobi by road and air.
Kenya's health secretary, Aden Duale, confirmed the country's first Ebola death on Tuesday, reporting that the patient, a Kenyan citizen who had lived in the DRC for seven years, died after traveling from Uganda to Nairobi by road and air. The patient had been ill for about a month before the journey, Duale said at a news conference.
The death marks the first imported Bundibugyo Ebola case in Kenya, according to Contagion Live. The DRC outbreak, which has surpassed 8,600 confirmed cases and 4,148 deaths, with 896 patients hospitalized in isolation, is the largest ever recorded in the DRC, where Ebola was first discovered in 1976.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the current Ebola epidemic is 'far from over' and is on track to surpass the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak, which killed more than 11,000 people primarily in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The WHO has recorded 4,114 deaths out of 8,544 cases in the current outbreak, making it the largest ever recorded in the DRC.
The DRC Ministry of Communications reported 6,041 confirmed cases, including 1,366 recoveries and 2,911 deaths, with another 619 patients in isolation or hospitalized. The outbreak has claimed more than 4,000 lives, according to figures released by the government on Friday, with confirmed cases reaching 8,300 across seven provinces, making it the worst Ebola epidemic in the country's history.
In response to the imported case, Kenya's President William Ruto ordered an enhanced response to contain the virus. At least eight family members of the victim and 21 healthcare workers have been quarantined, as the government seeks to halt local transmission. The contacts will remain in isolation for 21 days and will be released if they test negative for the virus.
The WHO has advised against imposing travel and trade restrictions on Kenya, DRC, and Uganda following the Ebola-related death in Kenya. The outbreak, which is the DRC's 17th, has spread rapidly since it was officially declared on May 15, with North Kivu contributing 33 new cases compared with 23 from Ituri in the latest daily report.
The current Ebola outbreak is 'the fastest-spreading Ebola epidemic ever recorded,' according to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as people continue to be infected with the virus faster than frontline workers can track and respond to new cases. The WHO has recorded 4,114 deaths out of 8,544 cases in the current outbreak, making it the largest ever recorded in the DRC.
Health Policy Watch reported more than 8,700 cases in the DRC with a 48% case fatality rate. The outbreak has claimed more than 4,000 lives, according to figures released by the government on Friday, with confirmed cases reaching 8,300 across seven provinces, making it the worst Ebola epidemic in the country's history.
What this adds
The DRC Ministry of Communications reported 6,041 confirmed cases, including 1,366 recoveries and 2,911 deaths, with another 619 patients in isolation or hospitalized.
Background
Kenya's health secretary confirmed the country's first Ebola death, an imported case from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Kenya's health secretary confirmed the country's first Ebola death, an imported case from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
What's confirmed
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