Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet
The new case was a patient attendant who cleaned utensils and linens, and was likely exposed to Kenya’s first Ebola case.
Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient.
Kenya has confirmed one more Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections in the country to eight, Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth said on Sunday. "Today,
Seven Ebola infections have now been confirmed in Kenya, which before this month had never recorded cases of the deadly virus.
Three Kenyan health workers have tested positive for Ebola after caring for the country's first confirmed case, the Health Ministry said Saturday.
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