WHO urges vigilance after Kenya confirms second Ebola case
The World Health Organization is assisting Kenya in containing an Ebola outbreak after a second case was confirmed. Health authorities are actively tracing and quarantining contacts to prevent further community spread.
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Effective containment of infectious diseases is critical for global public health and preventing regional epidemics.
The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Kenya’s efforts to contain Ebola after a second person tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the UN agency’s representative in the country said on Thursday.
The patient, a 39-year-old man, is a relative of Kenya’s first case – related to the ongoing deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – who died in hospital on 5 October.
He was among contacts who were placed in quarantine and developed symptoms on 13 October.
“ I congratulate the Government for taking this important step to ensure that contacts are listed and quarantined ,” WHO Representative Dr. Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo told UN News in Nairobi, a day after the Ministry of Health confirmed the new case.
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