Kenya confirms second Ebola case detected in quarantine

Kenya has confirmed a second Ebola case linked to its first, reporting that the patient, a 39-year-old close family member, developed symptoms while already in quarantine. The Ministry of Health said on October 14 that the infections were linked and that officials had found no evidence of community transmission. The country has recorded two confirmed cases and one death. The man developed fever, fatigue and joint pain on October 13, according to the ministry. He was isolated and moved to a designated treatment centre for supportive care. Samples tested positive at the National Virology Reference Laboratory and a Kenya Medical Research Institute facility, reports said. Health officials said the patient had been under daily medical surveillance as a close contact of the first case. His diagnosis during quarantine meant the infection was detected through monitoring, rather than after he had been moving freely in the community. Authorities are assessing people who may have been exposed to him, including quarantine personnel and health workers, and said infection-prevention measures had been strengthened at quarantine and treatment sites. Contact tracing for the first patient was...