Kenya confirms first Ebola case linked to Congo outbreak

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Kenya’s health minister said the confirmed case involved a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo and arrived in Nairobi on Saturday. The patient subsequently died, while officials identified 28 contacts for monitoring. The outbreak in Congo is reportedly the country’s largest-ever Ebola outbreak and involves the Bundibugyo species, making cross-border surveillance and rapid contact tracing an immediate regional public-health priority.

Sources: Reuters