Ebola spreads in eastern DRC as Kenya confirms imported case
New cases in eastern DRC and a fatal imported infection in Kenya highlight the challenges of containing Ebola.
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Why single Ebola death in Kenya has prompted fears of wider African spread
According to the WHO, the Kenyan patient first got sick in the DRC, where they had been living, and was treated there.
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