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Kenya Confirms Second Case of Ebola Virus

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Kenya has confirmed its second case of the Ebola virus in a close relative of the first victim who was already under quarantine.

Kenya confirmed its second case of the Ebola virus ten days after the death of the first infected merchant from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The newly confirmed case is a 39-year-old close relative of the deceased who had been kept in quarantine.
The Ministry of Health stated there is currently no evidence of community transmission of the virus.
The first victim was a 40-year-old Kenyan who fell ill and died in a Nairobi hospital after traveling to the DRC and entering Kenya via Uganda without showing symptoms.
The second case had personally transported the first victim from the airport to the hospital.
Authorities have identified 128 people who had contact with the first victim, of whom 113 have been located and 108 are currently in quarantine as of Tuesday.
Over 4,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year alone, marking the second-deadliest outbreak on record.