Kenya records second Ebola death as Nigeria confirms imported case
A 65‑year‑old woman died in Nairobi after being treated for Ebola, marking Kenya's second fatality in the outbreak. Kenya has confirmed nine cases overall, with seven patients in two isolation facilities and 135 contacts placed under quarantine. Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in more than a decade in a woman married to a diplomat, identified as a Swiss‑Ugandan national infected with the Bundibugyo strain after travel through Uganda.
Health officials have placed 44 contacts of the Nigerian patient under quarantine and say the infection remains isolated. Investigators are probing a possible connection between the Kenyan and Nigerian cases at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda.
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Why it matters
The deaths and new imported case highlight the ongoing risk of Ebola spreading across borders and the importance of vigilant quarantine and contact‑tracing measures.
How this story developed
- Oct 10 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo claims thousands of lives and spreads to Uganda
- Oct 16 A relative of Kenya's first Ebola patient tested positive while in quarantine.
- Oct 20 Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case.
- Oct 21 The outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of Congo in May has now reached Nigeria, marking the broadest geographic spread of Ebola.
- Oct 22 The Nigerian patient’s condition progressed to multi‑organ failure, prompting intensive care.
- Oct 23 Kenya records second Ebola fatality.
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