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Kenya reports second Ebola case, family member of first patient

R Reported by Reuters 📍 Kenya (nationwide) 🕑 2 d ago
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15 reports of this incident, first to latest. It stays on the live map for 48 hours from the first report.
  1. Mon 12 Oct, 18:43 · 2 d ago Kenya finds no new Ebola cases after 293 tests CNBC Africa · first report
  2. Tue 13 Oct, 05:12 · 2 d ago Kenya registers no new Ebola case from 293 tests TRT Afrika
  3. Tue 13 Oct, 14:14 · 1 d ago Kenya gazettes new Ebola screening and quarantine rules China Daily Global Edition
  4. Tue 13 Oct, 14:46 · 1 d ago Ebola: Kenya traces 127 contacts, quarantines 94, WHO says Nigerian NewsDirect
  5. Tue 13 Oct, 16:47 · 1 d ago Kenya’s Imported Ebola Case Raises Questions About Screening and IPC Readiness Infection Control Today
  6. Tue 13 Oct, 23:00 · 21 h ago UK rules out changes to Kenya travel advisory as Ebola spreads, urges international efforts to contain outbreak The Eastleigh Voice
  7. Wed 14 Oct, 06:00 · 14 h ago No fresh Ebola cases recorded yet but Kenya faces 21-day test Daily Nation
  8. Wed 14 Oct, 08:48 · 11 h ago WHO reassures Kenyans after imported Ebola case, says no outbreak evidence The Star, Kenya
  9. Wed 14 Oct, 09:45 · 10 h ago Ebola: WHO tells Kenyans to remain alert, not panic The Star, Kenya
  10. Wed 14 Oct, 10:44 · 9 h ago Kenyans in border town 'afraid' of Ebola risk after first death Africanews English
  11. Wed 14 Oct, 16:50 · 3 h ago Somalia quarantines man who came into contact with Kenyan Ebola victim Daily Nation
  12. Wed 14 Oct, 17:48 · 2 h ago Kenya has confirmed a second Bundibugyo Ebola case in a quarantined family member of the first patient, with 108 contacts under monitoring and authorities reporting no evidence of wider community transmission. Capital FM
  13. Wed 14 Oct, 17:50 · 2 h ago Kenya confirms second Ebola case The Star, Kenya
  14. Wed 14 Oct, 17:57 · 2 h ago Kenya confirms second Ebola case as contact tests positive Daily Nation
  15. Wed 14 Oct, 18:05 · 2 h ago Kenya reports second Ebola case, family member of first patient Reuters

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