Congo's Ebola outbreak: confirmed cases exceed 9,000 and Kenya confirms a second case

Summary

Congo's Ebola outbreak had recorded more than 4,000 deaths by October 2, authorities said, in what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history. On October 6, authorities said a Kenyan citizen who had lived in Congo for the past seven years had become Kenya's first confirmed case of Ebola and the country's first death from the disease; the patient fell ill about a month earlier and was treated at various hospitals before travelling by road to Kampala, Uganda, and boarding a flight to Nairobi. On October 7, 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. On October 13, the number of confirmed cases surpassed 9,000 in relentless community transmission as efforts to contain the outbreak falter, according to Congolese health ministry data cited by The Philadelphia Inquirer, and PBS NewsHour said health workers are alarmed as many deaths occur outside treatment centers. The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported on October 14 that Kenya's Health Ministry has confirmed the country's second Ebola case, a relative of the first patient.

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