Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo

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Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale said the patient arrived in Nairobi on Saturday after living in the Democratic Republic of Congo and subsequently died. Authorities are tracing and monitoring 28 contacts, making the development an urgent public-health event because Ebola can spread through direct contact with infected bodily fluids. The available reporting does not establish wider community transmission or indicate that an outbreak has begun in Kenya.

Sources: Reuters