The Ministry of Health has confirmed a second case of Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in the country. Breaking It Down According to the ministry, the individual is a 39-year-old man and a close family member of the first imported case who passed away last week. The ministry, in a statement shared with Kenyans.co.ke , said the latest case was among those in quarantine and fell ill on October 13. According to the ministry, the individual who was
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed a second case of Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in the country.
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According to the ministry, the individual is a 39-year-old man and a close family member of the first imported case who passed away last week.
The ministry, in a statement shared with Kenyans.co.ke , said the latest case was among those in quarantine and fell ill on October 13.
According to the ministry, the individual who was under the 21-day mandatory quarantine developed fever, fatigue, and joint pains.
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He was tested at both the National Virology Reference Laboratory and the KEMRI-CDC laboratory, with the results returning positive.
"Kenya has now recorded two confirmed cases and one death," Ministry of Health Director General Patrick Amoth said on Wednesday, October 14.
📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke






