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Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo after patient dies in Nairobi

Compiled Oct 6

Kenya confirms its first Ebola case and death in a man who traveled from Congo
Kenya confirms its first Ebola case and death in a man who traveled from Congo · Photo: The Associated Press

Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed the country's first imported Ebola case from Congo

  1. mid-May
    The current Ebola outbreak was declared in eastern Congo
  2. Saturday
    The patient arrived in Kenya from Congo via Uganda
  3. unspecified, after arrival
    Patient developed symptoms associated with hemorrhagic fever and tested positive for Ebola
  4. late Monday
    The patient died while receiving treatment at Nairobi Hospital
  5. Tuesday
    Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed the country's first imported Ebola case
  6. late August
    Uganda had declared its own Ebola outbreak over before Kenya's case emerged

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