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65-year-old woman is Kenya’s second Ebola fatality

Kenya has had a second Ebola death: a woman aged 65. She was a close relative of the first person to die from the disease. That first victim was a man who had previously travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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65-year-old woman is Kenya’s second Ebola fatality
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What to know

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    The second patient to die from Ebola in Kenya was a 65-year-old woman.

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    The first victim was her close relative, a man with prior travel from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Why it matters

The family connection and the first victim’s travel provide context for the two reported Ebola deaths in Kenya.

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