肯尼亚确认第二例埃博拉病例系首位患者亲属

肯尼亚确认发现第二例埃博拉病例1。患者系39岁男性，为该国首例患者的密切亲属1。首例患者为一名40岁商人，于10月5日去世，其在从刚果民主共和国经乌干达入境肯尼亚后被确诊1。第二例患者于周二发病时已处于隔离状态1。

肯尼亚卫生部门表示两起病例相关联，且当前无社区传播证据1。追踪工作显示，首例患者接触过的128人中，已追踪到113人，其中108人在肯尼亚接受隔离，15人仍在追踪中1。鉴于埃博拉潜伏期为2-21天1，当局正持续监测接触者情况。此次疫情由Bundibugyo埃博拉病种引起，目前无获批的疫苗或治疗方法可用，相关试验正在进行中1。

Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola in a 39-year-old male who is a close relative of the country's first victim 1. The initial patient, a 40-year-old businessman, died on October 5 after arriving in Kenya from the Democratic Republic of Congo via Uganda 1. The second patient fell ill and was already in isolation at the time of symptom onset 1.

Health authorities have identified and located 113 of the 128 people who had contact with the first patient, with 108 currently under isolation in Kenya and 15 still being tracked down 1. Officials have stated that the two cases are linked and that there is no evidence of community transmission at this stage 1. The incubation period for Ebola ranges from two to 21 days 1.

The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus, for which no approved vaccine or treatment currently exists, though experimental options are under development 1. The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded over 4,000 deaths from Ebola this year, making it the second deadliest outbreak on record 1.