Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 4,000 deaths as Kenya confirms its first case and death

Summary

Congo's Ebola outbreak had recorded more than 4,000 deaths by 2 October, authorities said, in what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history. On Tuesday 6 October, authorities said a Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi over the weekend had become Kenya's first confirmed case of Ebola and the country's first death from the disease. The man had lived in Congo for the past seven years and fell ill about a month ago; he was treated at various hospitals before travelling by road to Kampala, Uganda, where he boarded a flight to Nairobi. On 7 October, the outbreak was reported to be spreading rapidly to new hot spots in Congo where patients have little or no support, with responders describing a 'chaotic' response.

Latest: Kenya confirmed its first case and death from Ebola, and the outbreak was reported to be spreading rapidly to new hot spots in Congo, where responders describe a 'chaotic' response.

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