Ebola cases rise to seven in Kenya as three health workers test positive
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 17 — Kenya’s confirmed Ebola cases have risen to seven after four new infections, including three health workers who treated the first patient, were detected among people in quarantine, the Ministry of Health has announced.
The Ministry said the latest cases involved a close male relative of the deceased index patient and three health workers who attended to him in hospital, raising concerns over infections among those involved in the initial response.
However, the Ministry maintained that the risk to the general public remained low, saying all four patients were already in quarantine when they developed symptoms and were diagnosed, with no evidence of community transmission.
