Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads

BBC World reports: There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo species of Ebola but some have been trialled Kenya has confirmed its first case of Ebola - a Kenyan citizen who has been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past seven years. Health Minister Aden Duale said the patient, who fell ill a month ago, and was treated in several hospitals in DR Congo, died days after arriving in Nairobi. Duale said the patient boarded a flight on Saturday and underwent normal public screening at the main airport in Nairobi before he was transferred by a relative to a hospital in the city.

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