Red Cross trains staff as Kenya records its second death from Ebola
It says the fight to contain the virus does not end when a patient dies, saying the handling and burial of the body is just as important.
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It says the fight to contain the virus does not end when a patient dies, saying the handling and burial of the body is just as important.
Kenya has reported a second death from Ebola, a 65-year-old woman who was a close family member of the index case.
The Ebola outbreak has now spread to four countries across eastern, central and western Africa.
The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travelling to Kenya but the government tries to reassure people.
Three health workers who treated the country's first Ebola patient are among the latest confirmed cases.
Nairobi says 65-year-old female patient in quarantine with Bundibugyo strain; no signs of community transmission.
Kenya is on high alert as it races to contain Ebola! Linked to a deadly outbreak in the DRC, the virus has reportedly claimed one life in Kenya, with two cases recorded. At the Ugandan border, screenings are intensifying, with travelers undergoing temperature checks and handwashing measures.
Kenya reported a second case of Ebola on Wednesday, about a week after recording its first ever infection of the viral disease when a Kenyan who had been living in Congo died in a Nairobi hospital on October 5. The second patient, a 39-year-old man, is a close family member of the first case and was already in quarantine when he fell ill on Tuesday, the health ministry said in a statement.
A relative of the first case, 39-year-old man's infection raises concerns of a cross-border spread.
Kenya has recorded its second case of Ebola, the health ministry said Wednesday, just over a week after reporting its first ever Ebola case and death.
In the Kenyan border town of Busia, authorities are stepping up screening for people entering the country from Uganda. Earlier this month, Kenya reported its first ever death from Ebola. The victim had just returned from DR Congo via Uganda and that’s making people nervous.
There had been fears the patient could be Kenya’s second case after a citizen died of the virus in Nairobi on Tuesday.
Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union on Tuesday called on the government to protect health workers, after the country reported its first case of Ebola.