Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case amid regional spread concerns
The short version
- A 24-year-old man in quarantine has tested positive for Ebola in Kenya.
- This brings the total number of confirmed Ebola cases in Kenya to nine.
- The latest case is linked to the country's first Ebola patient, who died after arriving from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- No evidence of community transmission has been reported so far.
What we don’t know yet
- The exact date the 24-year-old man was first identified as a contact.
- The current health status of the 24-year-old man beyond being in quarantine.
- Whether the Bundibugyo strain is the only strain circulating in Kenya.
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How coverage grew
First reported by Toronto Star Kenya confirms second Ebola case, a relative of first patient
BBC News Kenya confirms second Ebola case as relative of country’s first victim
The Telegraph Second Ebola case confirmed in Kenya
Al Jazeera English Kenya’s health ministry confirms second Ebola case
All 20 articles
- Al Jazeera English, left-leaningKenya confirms ninth Ebola case amid concerns about regional spread
- The Straits Times, centreKenya confirms new Ebola case, total at nine, health ministry says
- Al Jazeera English, left-leaningKenya confirms eighth Ebola case amid widening regional outbreak
- Toronto Star, left-leaningKenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet
- The Straits Times, centreKenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads
- Al Jazeera English, left-leaningKenya confirms four more Ebola cases, bringing total to seven
- Toronto Star, left-leaningKenya’s Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers who cared for the first patient
- France 24, centreKenya reports third Ebola case, contact tracing continues
- France 24, centreKENYA CONFIRMS THIRD EBOLA CASE
- Al Jazeera English, left-leaningKenya records third Ebola case, linked to first patient who died