Kenya has confirmed its first official case of Ebola and the country's first death from the disease, the Kenyan Ministry of Health said, APA reports.
The deceased was a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The patient contracted the virus in the DRC before travelling by road to Kampala, Uganda, and then flying to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
After arriving in Nairobi, the patient's condition deteriorated sharply, with symptoms including high fever, severe weakness and subcutaneous bleeding.
The patient was immediately placed in isolation but died in hospital despite medical efforts.
Following the case, Kenya's Ministry of Health identified more than 50 people who had come into contact with the patient, including family members, healthcare workers and passengers who were on the same flight.
They have been placed under mandatory quarantine for 21 days.
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