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Ebola: Kenya announces second death
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The clear picture
What happened
Kenya has recorded a second Ebola death: a 65-year-old woman who was a close relative of the first patient, according to Bloomberg and BBC News. DW says she developed symptoms while quarantined in Nairobi; the first victim was a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Latest development
Kenyan health officials said the 65-year-old woman was a close relative of a man who died of Ebola last month. The woman developed symptoms while under quarantine in Nairobi.
Why it matters
The two reported deaths involve close family members, while Kenyan health officials say there is no evidence of community spread, Al Jazeera reports. The woman’s quarantine before symptoms emerged indicates officials had identified her as someone requiring monitoring.
Known / unclear
The reports do not say when the woman died, how many people were exposed to either patient, how many have been tested, or which Ebola strain is involved.
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Sources
Compiled from 4 independent publishers Bloomberg · BBC News · Al Jazeera · DW
Bloomberg emphasises “Kenya Records Second Ebola Death as Uganda Restricts Transit”; BBC News leads with “Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya”.
The big question
Is Ebola spreading in the Kenyan community beyond identified contacts?
Kenyan health officials say there is no evidence of community spread, but the available accounts do not state how many contacts have been assessed or tested.
Bottom line
The reported cases point to a monitored family exposure rather than documented community transmission, but they do not rule out further infections.
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- Headline updated
New reporting from Bloomberg: Kenya Records Second Ebola Death as Uganda Restricts Transit.
2 sources at this update - Headline updated
Kenya has reported a second death from Ebola, a 65-year-old woman who was a close family member of the index case.
4 sources at this update - Headline updated
She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
3 sources at this update - Headline updated
The Ebola outbreak has now spread to four countries across eastern, central and western Africa.
2 sources at this update - Development updated
Kenyan health officials said the 65-year-old woman was a close relative of a man who died of Ebola last month. The woman developed symptoms while under quarantine in Nairobi.
1 source at this update - Development updated
Kenya has recorded a second Ebola death, the Health Ministry said late Friday.
1 source at this update - First reported
Kenya has recorded a second Ebola death, the health ministry said late Friday.
1 source at this update