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Kenya reported a second case of Ebola on Wednesday, about a week after recording its first ever infection of the viral disease when a Kenyan who had been living in Congo died in a Nairobi hospital on October 5. The second patient, a 39-year-old man, is a close family member of the first case and was already in quarantine when he fell ill on Tuesday, the health ministry said in a statement.
The scare exposed gaps in how far outbreak readiness reaches Kenya’s remote communities.
In tonight's edition: Kenya confirms a second case of Ebola. Also, Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay warns that international justice is facing growing pressure. Plus millions of people in Nigeria have been without TikTok for about a month.
A relative of the first case, 39-year-old man's infection raises concerns of a cross-border spread.
It follows the death last week of a man who had arrived in Kenya after travelling from DR Congo.
The Bundibugyo strain fuels deadliest Ebola outbreak in DRC’s history as health workers face mistrust from communities.
New cases in eastern DRC and a fatal imported infection in Kenya highlight the challenges of containing Ebola.
Tests have come back negative for a person suspected of having Ebola who was reportedly in quarantine at a hospital, following rumours circulating over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, in Nairobi, authorities are racing to trace contacts of Kenya's first Ebola death, reported on Monday. Our correspondent Bastien Renouil tells us more.
Fresh details reveal how the 40-year-old businessman flew and crossed regional borders while seriously ill.
The fight against Ebola poses a challenge in the Central African Republic. In Zemio, in the country’s south-east, proximity to the Democratic Republic of Congo has raised fears that the virus could spread across the border. But health screening remains difficult. The repeated absence of health workers at checkpoints is hampering surveillance, while residents continue to cross the border through unofficial crossing points, as FRANCE 24's team on the ground reports.
A Kenyan national who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi has become Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola case and the country’s first fatality from the disease in the rapidly evolving outbreak. The Kenya Red Cross is supporting the government’s efforts to prevent a public health crisis. FRANCE 24’s Bastien Renouil met with Paul Olala, the NGO’s head of health security and emergencies.
Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.
According to the WHO, the Kenyan patient first got sick in the DRC, where they had been living, and was treated there.
Kenya’s government has intensified Ebola preparedness efforts amid growing concern over lapses in border screening.
The patient crossed several cities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, drove to Uganda and finally flew to Kenya.
The patient passed through multiple cities in DR Congo, drove to Uganda and eventually flew to Kenya.
In tonight's edition: Kenya records its first Ebola death after a man travelled there from the DR Congo via Uganda. Also, Comoros is tightening its rules on who can do business. And in South Africa, concerns are growing that xenophobia and hostility toward foreign nationals could be driving African tourists away.
More than 4,000 people have died in the worst outbreak in the DR Congo's history, with confirmed cases surpassing 8,300.
Kenya on Tuesday reported its first-ever Ebola death after a Kenyan national who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) died after returning to the country. Kenya is the fourth country to record an Ebola case in the current outbreak, which was declared in eastern DR Congo in mid-May.
A Kenyan living in DR Congo died of Ebola on Monday in a hospital in Nairobi, announced on Tuesday the Kenyan authorities. According to the Kenyan Minister of Health Aden Duale, the victim had become ill about a month ago and had been treated in several hospitals, before crossing the border with Uganda by road, and then flying to Nairobi.
