World · 18 d ago
Kenya confirms a third case of Bundibugyo Ebola
Nairobi
Kenya
The new patient is a 65-year-old woman, a close relative of the first two cases, in quarantine since Oct 6. Kenya's Health Ministry says she was diagnosed early and is receiving supportive care.
Kenya's first case, a man who had been ill in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, flew to Nairobi on Oct 3 and died on Oct 5. The ministry says 127 of 130 contacts are traced and in quarantine, and that there is no community spread.
The strain
Bundibugyo virus disease
Bundibugyo virus disease is a strain of Ebola with no licensed vaccine. The outbreak in the Congo has caused more than 9,000 cases and over 4,300 deaths since it was detected in May.
