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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Liz Cookman

Ebola outbreak spreading to Kenya exposes failures that put battle to contain virus at risk, experts warn

The discovery of two Ebola cases in Kenya five months after the fastest-growing outbreak in history was declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exposed severe weaknesses in virus tracking efforts, experts say.

A 40-year-old Kenyan man who had been living in the DRC and had felt unwell for a month travelled by road to Kampala, Uganda, and then flew on to Nairobi, Kenya. There he was diagnosed with Ebola and died on 5 October.

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