肯尼亚报告第二例埃博拉死亡病例

肯尼亚卫生部于10月23日宣布该国第二例埃博拉患者死亡1。死者为一名65岁女性12，是肯尼亚首例患者的密切接触者1。患者于10月13日发病，在首都内罗毕的传染病病房接受护理后于当晚去世1。根据目前统计，肯尼亚共有9例确认埃博拉病例2，其中仍有7人继续接受治疗1。

在接触者追踪方面，肯尼亚已确认135名密切接触者，其中118人被隔离，8人检测呈阳性1。肯尼亚首例患者于10月5日检测呈阳性，同日死亡1。尼日利亚卫生部发布的基因组测试结果表明，肯尼亚首例患者的埃博拉病毒与尼日利亚首例患者的病毒存在关联1。

根据世界卫生组织10月20日发布的数据，这一轮疫情全球累计确诊超过9,700例，死亡4,690例1。当前流行的埃博拉为Bundibugyo物种，尚无获批疫苗或特异性治疗方法1。疫情已从刚果民主共和国扩散至乌干达、肯尼亚和尼日利亚等国1。

Kenya's Ministry of Health reported on October 23 a second death from Ebola, marking a significant development in the outbreak affecting the region 12. The deceased was a 65-year-old woman who had close contact with Kenya's first confirmed patient 12. She fell ill on October 13 and died in an infectious disease ward in the capital, Nairobi 1. Kenya now has a total of nine confirmed Ebola cases, with seven patients continuing treatment 12.

The outbreak has demonstrated evidence of cross-border transmission. Genomic testing results released by Nigeria's health ministry indicated a connection between Kenya's index case and Nigeria's first patient 1. Nigeria's initial case involved a woman who was the wife of a Swiss embassy staffer in Abuja and had returned from Uganda on October 3 1. Among Kenya's 135 identified close contacts, 118 have been placed in isolation, and eight have tested positive 1. The current epidemic strain is the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, for which no approved vaccine or specific treatment exists 1. As of October 20, according to the World Health Organization, the outbreak had confirmed over 9,700 cases with 4,690 deaths 1.