Man living in Congo who returned to Kenya is country's first confirmed Ebola case and first death

Authorities confirmed that a Kenyan citizen living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died from Ebola after returning to Nairobi over the weekend, marking Kenya's first confirmed case and first death from the disease in the ongoing outbreak.

The current epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst in that nation's history, having already resulted in more than 4,000 deaths and surpassing 8,300 confirmed cases. The arrival of the fatal case in Kenya has sparked immediate concern among authorities regarding the fast-moving spread of the virus.