Kenya reports second Ebola case, family member of first patient

“Kenya reports second Ebola case, family member of first patient”

Kenya reported a second case of Ebola on Wednesday, about a week after recording its first ever infection of the viral disease when a Kenyan who had been living in Congo died in a Nairobi hospital ​on October 5. The ‌second patient, a 39-year-old man, is a close family member of the first case and was already ⁠in quarantine when he fell ill on Tuesday, the health ministry said in a statement.