埃博拉疫情扩散：肯尼亚确诊病例增至8例，刚果疫情波及第8个省份

肯尼亚卫生部于10月19日确认该国第8例埃博拉确诊病例，患者为一名49岁的男性患者护工，疑似通过接触肯尼亚首例患者（已于10月5日去世）而感染1。肯尼亚卫生部主任帕特里克·阿莫特医生当日表示，"今天有38人接受检测，1人埃博拉病毒检测呈阳性"1。

同日，刚果民主共和国当局宣布埃博拉疫情已蔓延至北乌班吉省，这是疫情涉及的第8个省份，该省与中非共和国接壤1。本次疫情由罕见的布迪布焦病毒引起，目前尚无批准的疫苗或治疗方法1。根据刚果当局的统计，自5月中旬疫情宣布以来，该国已记录至少9400例确诊病例和4500多例死亡，是刚果历史上最严重的埃博拉爆发1。

世界卫生组织非洲地区主任穆罕默德·雅库布·贾纳比指出，"我们看到埃博拉零星病例总体下降，但不幸的是从地理位置上讲它在扩散"1。

Kenya's Ministry of Health confirmed an eighth case of Ebola on October 19, involving a 49-year-old male caregiver who likely contracted the virus through contact with Kenya's index patient 1. On the same day, authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the outbreak had expanded to North Ubangi province, marking the eighth affected province in the country and bordering the Central African Republic 1.

The outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo represents the most severe Ebola epidemic in the country's history, with at least 9,400 confirmed cases and over 4,500 deaths recorded to date 1. The virus strain identified is the rare Bundibugyo virus, for which no approved vaccine or treatment currently exists 1. Dr. Patrick Amoth, Kenya's Health Ministry director, stated that "38 people were tested today, with one testing positive for Ebola" 1. The World Health Organization's Africa Regional Director, Mohamed Yunis Janaabi, expressed concern, observing that "we are seeing an overall decrease in Ebola sporadic cases, but unfortunately it is spreading geographically" 1. Kenya's first Ebola case died on October 5 1, and the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo was first announced in mid-May 1.