Kenya records third Ebola case, linked to first patient who died

Nairobi says 65-year-old female patient in quarantine with Bundibugyo strain; no signs of community transmission.Kenya has recorded its third case of the Bundibugyo virus disease – a strain of Ebola that has killed thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – 10 days after reporting its first case and death in Nairobi.The latest confirmed case – a 65-year-old woman – was a “primary contact and a close relative of the first and second cases”, Kenya’s Health Ministry said in a statement on Friday, adding that the patient has been in quarantine since October 6.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why single Ebola death in Kenya has prompted fears of wider African spreadlist 2 of 3Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negativelist 3 of 3Ebola spreads in eastern DRC as Kenya confirms imported caseend of listAfter developing symptoms, she was isolated and then tested positive for the virus, it added in a statement.“Once she developed fever, sore throat and malaise, she was isolated and specimen collected for testing. She tested positive for Ebola,” the Health Ministry said. “She was diagnosed early and is currently receiving ⁠⁠supportive care improving her ⁠⁠chances of recovery.”Kenya’s cases are linked to the Ebola epidemic in the DRC, which is the second-largest on record globally ⁠ ⁠with more than 9,000 cases and over 4,300 deaths since it was officially detected in May.Kenya’s ⁠⁠first case emerged last ⁠⁠week after a Kenyan man, who had been ill in the DRC about a month before travelling by road ‌‌to Uganda, flew to Nairobi on October 3, where a relative drove him to ‌‌the ‌‌hospital. He died on October 5.In its statement on X, the Health Ministry moved to reassure the public that there was no community spread of the disease and that the risk to the Kenyan public remained low.Out of 130 contacts listed, 127 had been traced and were in quarantine, it said.