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1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Kenya has reported a second Ebola infection, about a week after confirming its first-ever case of the disease when a citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) travelled to Kenya and died two days later at a Nairobi hospital.
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who → report → hospital
The second patient, a 39-year-old man who is a close family member of the first case, fell ill on Tuesday and was already in quarantine when he came down with symptoms of fever, fatigue and joint pain, the Ministry of Health said in a statement Wednesday.
‘Leave Uganda out’
Last week’s case raised concerns about deficiencies in border screening systems in the region after the patient drove from the DRC to Uganda and flew to Nairobi from there.
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patient → fall → Nairobi
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3Kenya → confirm → death
single Ebola death in Kenya has prompted fears of wider African spread
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death → prompt → spread
Given the closure of the border between the DRC and Uganda since May because of the outbreak of the virus, it is not clear how he was able to enter the country.
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he → give → country
Alan Kasujja, executive director of the Ugandan government’s media centre, questioned how Kenya allowed the man to enter via its airport.
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man → question → airport
We don’t have Ebola here,” he wrote on X.
When asked how the patient was able to travel through three countries undetected, Kenya’s Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth said last week that a meeting was scheduled with officials from the DRC and Uganda and the Africa CDC to investigate.
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meeting → have → DRC
Kenya has intensified its national response to the disease since the country recorded the first case.
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country → intensify → case
At the time, Kenya traced everyone who came in contact with the patient and reported at least 57 people, with 10 immediately quarantined, Health Minister Aden Duale told journalists on October 7.
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Duale → trace → October
Kenya is the fourth country to record a case linked to the Ebola epidemic in the DRC, the second-largest on record globally with more than 9,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths.
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Kenya → record → cases
Uganda reported 20 cases and two deaths earlier in the year but was declared Ebola-free in August.
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Uganda → report → August
A doctor who returned to France in June from the DRC tested positive, but there was no further spread of the virus.
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who → return → virus
Ebola spreads through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, whether living or dead.
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Ebola → spread → people
The disease can cause fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and, in severe cases, internal and external bleeding.
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disease → cause → cases
The second patient is currently at a designated treatment centre, where he is receiving the appropriate care, the Health Ministry said.
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Ministry → designate → care
It will continue to share information on his progress, the ministry added.
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ministry → continue → progress
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