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Kenya confirms a third Ebola case as outbreak spreads within the same family

Hazmat-suited figures move through an indoor corridor as Kenya confirms a second Ebola case — a close relative of the first victim, already in quarantine when symptoms appeared.
Hazmat-suited figures move through an indoor corridor as Kenya confirms a second Ebola case — a close relative of the first victim, already in quarantine when symptoms appeared.

Kenya's health authorities have confirmed a third Ebola infection, in a family member of the initial patient, who has since died. With all three confirmed cases connected to the same family, concern is growing that the outbreak is being driven by close contact transmission.

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