Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola death. The deceased is a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past seven years. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing BBC News.
Health Minister Aden Duale said the patient fell ill a month ago and was treated in several hospitals in DR Congo. He died days after arriving in Nairobi.
Duale said the patient boarded a flight on Saturday and underwent normal public screening at the main airport in Nairobi before he was transferred by a relative to a hospital in the city. Tests conducted confirmed positive for Ebola Bundibugyo virus.
More than 4,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo this year, in what is the second most deadly known outbreak of the disease.