
Amid the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya's Ministry of Health officially confirms the first confirmed case and death.
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An Ebola outbreak was declared in Democratic Congo and Uganda last May, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Democratic Congo exceeded 8,500.
(Johannesburg = Yonhap News) Correspondent Na Confirmed = While the cumulative number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo) exceeds 8,500 and continues to spread, the first confirmed case of Ebola and death occurred in Kenya, eastern Africa.
According to AP, AFP, and Reuters on the 6th (local time), Kenya's Ministry of Health announced that the first confirmed and death case of Ebola imported from Democratic Congo occurred in the country.
Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale reported that the confirmed patient was a Kenyan living in Democratic Congo who had recently traveled by land to Uganda and then entered Kenya by air on the 3rd.
This patient showed symptoms related to hemorrhagic fever during entry, was tested for Ebola, and tested positive. The Ministry of Health also announced that he died on the night of the 5th while being isolated and treated at a hospital in the capital Nairobi.
Minister Douale said that 28 contacts, including family members and medical staff, have been confirmed so far.
Health authorities have issued an emergency alert and are monitoring the possibility of additional cases.
Previously, on May 15, an Ebola outbreak was declared in Democratic Congo and Uganda.
In Uganda, a total of 20 people were confirmed, including 15 from Democratic Congo, and 2 died. However, no additional confirmed cases occurred since July, and the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the end of Ebola in August.
However, in Democratic Congo, as of the 3rd, there were a total of 8,544 confirmed cases, of which 4,114 died, and the outbreak continues to spread.
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