NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has confirmed a second Ebola infection, a 39-year-old close relative of the businessman who died of the virus after travelling from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said, according to BBC News.
The new patient was already in quarantine when he fell ill on Tuesday. Officials said early detection improved his odds and limited further spread. “Both cases are linked, and there is no evidence of spread in the wider community,” the ministry said, urging the public to “stay calm but vigilant” while keeping travel, trade and gatherings unrestricted.
The first patient, a 40-year-old Kenyan man, died on Oct. 5 after being admitted in Nairobi; a relative had collected him at the airport after he crossed from DR Congo through Uganda without the illness being detected. Officials had identified 128 contacts; by Tuesday 113 were found, with 108 in quarantine in Kenya and tracing continuing for 15, the BBC reported.
More than 4,000 people have died in DR Congo’s current Ebola outbreak this year — the second deadliest on record — raising regional alarm even as Kenya says the two domestic cases remain linked and contained.
Sources: BBC News
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