Kenya Records Second Ebola Death, a Close Relative of First Case
Kenya has reported a second death from Ebola, a 65-year-old woman who was a close family member of the index case.
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Kenya has reported a second death from Ebola, a 65-year-old woman who was a close family member of the index case.
She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Ebola outbreak has now spread to four countries across eastern, central โ โ and western Africa.
Kenyaโs health ministry announced the countryโs second Ebola death on Friday, saying a 65-year-old woman who was a close relative of the first patient died after developing symptoms while in quarantine. The woman began showing symptoms 10 days ago and began receiving supportive care at an infectious disease unit in the capital, Nairobi. The ministry said medical personnel โdid everything possible to save her lifeโ, but she died Friday evening. Her family was notified, and the ministry said it...
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