Kenya confam first death from Ebola as outbreak spread for di kontri

Kenya confirmed its first death from the Bundibugyo species of Ebola after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo for seven years fell ill and died shortly after arriving in Nairobi. The outbreak, originating from the DRC, has caused over 4,000 deaths with no approved vaccine for this Ebola strain, prompting contact tracing and heightened public health response.

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