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Kenya Reports Eighth Ebola Case as Outbreak Spreads to New Province in DR Congo

Kenyan authorities announced an eighth confirmed case of Ebola after a 49-year-old man who had cared for the country’s first reported patient tested positive for the virus while in quarantine.

A Health Ministry official said that 38 people had undergone testing, with one returning a positive result. The official added that the infected man had been in quarantine since October 9.

Meanwhile, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the outbreak has spread to Nord-Ubangi province, where two new cases have been recorded, including one death.

According to the authorities, the outbreak has resulted in a total of 9,455 confirmed cases and 4,561 deaths.

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