Kenya confirms second Ebola case as contact develops symptoms in quarantine

Kenyan health authorities have confirmed a second case of Ebola in a 39-year-old patient who developed symptoms while already in quarantine. The individual was identified as a contact of the country's first confirmed case and is currently receiving treatment in isolation.

In response to the development, officials have initiated contact tracing protocols, identifying 128 individuals linked to the initial case. Health authorities have successfully traced 113 of these contacts and maintain that there is currently no evidence of a wider spread of the virus within the country.