Kenya confirms a second Ebola case, a relative of the first patient

The new patient, a 39-year-old man, was already in quarantine when he fell ill on Tuesday. He is a close relative of a Kenyan man who died of Ebola in a Nairobi hospital on Oct 5.

“Both cases are linked, and there is no evidence of spread in the wider community.”

— Kenya's health ministry

Contacts of the first patient

113 found 15 still being traced

Officials have found 113 of the first patient's 128 contacts, and 108 of them are in quarantine in Kenya. Tracing of the remaining 15 continues.

Deaths in the Congo outbreak

4,441 deaths

The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared on May 15, has caused more than 9,000 cases and 4,441 deaths. Its Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment.