public-health

Why single Ebola death in Kenya has prompted fears of wider African spread

Kenya recorded its first fatality from the Bundibugyo (BDBV) strain of Ebola after a patient who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) travelled overland to Uganda and then flew to Nairobi. The World Health Organization and Kenyan authorities say surveillance is being intensified at high-risk entry points as contact-tracing and passenger follow-up continue.