Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case, says all patients improving
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Kenya has confirmed a ninth case of Ebola (Bundibugyo virus
disease), with the Ministry of Health reporting that all eight surviving
patients are responding well to treatment.
In a press release issued on Tuesday, October 20, Health
Director General Dr. Patrick Amoth said the latest case involves a 24-year-old
man who is a close family member of the index case.
The man tested positive on October 19 after falling ill while
in quarantine, having been identified as a known contact of the first case.
