Kenya confirms second Ebola case, a family member of the first patient
Kenya has announced its second Ebola case, about a week after the country's first-ever infection. The patient is a 39-year-old man, a close family member of the first case, who was already in quarantine.
Kenya reported a second case of Ebola on Wednesday, 14 October. Ebola is a viral disease, and the new case comes about a week after Kenya recorded its first-ever infection. The new patient is a family member of the first person who fell ill.
The second patient
According to a statement from Kenya's health ministry, the second patient is a 39-year-old man. He is a close family member of the first patient. The man was already in quarantine when he became ill on Tuesday, 13 October.
The first case
The first Ebola case in Kenya was a Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo. He died in a hospital in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, on 5 October. It was the first time the country had recorded an infection with the virus.
What is known so far
The information available about the second case is limited. It is known that the patient is a 39-year-old man, that he is a close relative of the first patient, who died, and that he fell ill while in quarantine. The facts in the ministry's statement do not include further details about the man's condition.
