Kenya confirms four new Ebola cases, three among health workers who treated the first patient, bringing the total to seven. All cases are linked to the epidemic in the DRC.
01Summary
- 01Four new Ebola cases were confirmed in Kenya, raising the total to seven.
- 02Three of the new cases are health workers who treated the country's first Ebola patient.
- 03The fourth case is a relative of the first patient, who had been in quarantine since October 6.
- 04Kenya's index patient died on October 5 after flying from the DRC, where over 9,000 cases have been recorded since May.
- 05128 of the first patient's 130 contacts have been quarantined, exceeding the global benchmark of 85 percent.
02Why it matters
The spread of Ebola among health workers and a close contact raises concerns about containment. Kenya's quick response and high quarantine rate are critical to preventing community transmission.
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