65-Year-Old Second Ebola Patient Buried Under Strict Safety Measures
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 24 – A 65-year-old woman who died after contracting the Bundibugyo Ebola virus has been buried under strict infection-prevention measures, with health authorities seeking to respect Muslim burial traditions while protecting mourners and the wider public.
The woman, who was a close relative of Kenya’s first confirmed Ebola patient, died on Friday while receiving treatment at an infectious disease unit in Nairobi.
She was Kenya’s third confirmed case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease and the country’s second Ebola-related death.
