Congo's Ebola outbreak: a British man treated in Congo is being evacuated to the U.K.
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, after traveling by road to Kampala, Uganda, and boarding a flight to the Kenyan capital. On October 7, the outbreak was reported to be spreading rapidly to new hot spots in Congo, with responders describing a 'chaotic' response, and on October 13 the number of confirmed cases surpassed 9,000 as containment efforts falter, according to Congolese health ministry data cited by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kenya confirmed its second and third Ebola cases, both relatives of the first patient, on October 14 and 16, the Inquirer and ABC News reported, and on October 18 the outbreak, the deadliest ever recorded in Congo according to the LA Times, spread to an eighth province. On Thursday 5 November, the government said a British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the U.K., the Inquirer and ABC News reported, The NY Times writing that the government said the risk to the British public was low and that the current outbreak in Africa has spread widely across the continent, killing more than 5,000 people.
Latest: A British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the U.K., the government said, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, The NY Times writing that the government said the risk to the British public from the disease was low.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 5 November
A British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the U.K., the government said, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, The NY Times writing that the government said the risk to the British public from the disease was low.
- 08:27The NY Times British Citizen Infected With Ebola in Congo to Be Evacuated to UK, BBC Reports
- 07:52ABC News British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the UK
- 07:27The Philadelphia Inquirer British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the UK
Sunday 18 October
Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak, the deadliest ever recorded in the country according to the LA Times, has spread to an eighth province, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported.
- 18:48ABC News Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province
- 14:18LA Times Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province
- 12:43The Philadelphia Inquirer Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province
Friday 16 October
Kenya's health ministry confirmed that a third person, a relative of the first patient, tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine as a known contact of the first patient, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported.
- 14:34ABC News Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who died
- 12:48The Philadelphia Inquirer Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who died
Wednesday 14 October
Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed the country's second Ebola case, a relative of the first patient.
- 12:20ABC News Kenya confirms second Ebola case, a relative of first patient
- 11:48The Philadelphia Inquirer Kenya confirms second Ebola case, a relative of first patient
Tuesday 13 October
Congo's confirmed Ebola cases surpassed 9,000 in relentless community transmission as containment efforts falter, according to Congolese health ministry data, and health workers are alarmed as many deaths occur outside treatment centers.
- 15:56PBS NewsHour Congo's confirmed Ebola cases surpass 9,000 as containment efforts falter
- 13:35The Philadelphia Inquirer Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falter
Wednesday 7 October
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.
- 09:00ABC News Ebola creates new hot spots in Congo as responders describe ‘chaotic’ response
- 08:54The Philadelphia Inquirer Ebola creates new hot spots in Congo as responders describe ‘chaotic’ response
Tuesday 6 October
A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo before returning to Nairobi became Kenya's first confirmed case of Ebola and the country's first death from the disease, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported, the LA Times saying the man had lived in Congo for the past seven years.
- 21:19The Philadelphia Inquirer Kenya confirms its first Ebola case and death in a man who traveled from Congo
- 19:58PBS NewsHour Man living in Congo who went back to Kenya is country's 1st confirmed Ebola case and death
- 12:26LA Times Man living in Congo who returned to Kenya is country's first confirmed Ebola case and first death
- 10:53The Philadelphia Inquirer Man living in Congo who returned to Kenya is country's first confirmed Ebola case and first death
Friday 2 October
Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, in what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.