Why single Ebola death in Kenya has sparked fears of wider African spread
Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones, WHO sayslist 2 of 4Funeral held for DR Congo politician killed after defending Ebola responselist 3 of 4Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreaklist 4 of 4EU unlocks humanitarian aid for crises worldwideend of listHowever, the person who died in Kenya from the disease had travelled from the DRC to Uganda over land before taking a flight to Nairobi, raising questions about Uganda’s status as “Ebola-free”, concerns about the rigidity of Kenya’s screening processes for people coming into the country and fears it may have spread further than previously thought.
Kenya reported its first death from a deadly strain of Ebola virus which had spread widely, starting in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year.
The disease also spread to Uganda, where 20 people who had travelled from DRC were treated before the country declared it was free of Ebola in July.
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