Kenya's health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo ...
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BULAWAYO, October 16 (IPS) - An Ebola death last week in Kenya is highlighting the urgency of Africa's public health emergency preparedness and how the continent's governments are committing their national budgets to the health sector.
The case is likely to raise alarms in the country and increase scrutiny of the government's surveillance measures.
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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 scare exposed gaps in how far outbreak readiness reaches Kenya's remote communities.
Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed the country's second Ebola case Wednesday, saying a relative of the man who died two days after arriving from Congo had tested positive while in quarantine.
A relative of the first case, 39-year-old man's infection raises concerns of a cross-border spread.
It follows the death last week of a man who had arrived in Kenya after travelling from DR Congo.
Kenya's Health Ministry has confirmed the country's second Ebola case ...