肯尼亚卫生部门确认，一名65岁女性成为该国第二位埃博拉患者死亡者1。这名女性是肯尼亚首例患者的直系亲属，该首例患者于10月5日去世，而这名女性在10月13日出现症状后不久即告去世1。截至目前，肯尼亚共记录9名确诊患者，其中7人正在隔离设施中接受治疗1。患者群体包括首例患者的其他3名亲属、3名医护人员和1名医院保洁员，所有病例均来自同一传播链1。
肯尼亚目前尚未发现社区传播的证据1。与此同时，尼日利亚也确诊了1例埃博拉病例，基因检测表明该病例的病毒株与肯尼亚患者相关1。这些肯尼亚病例的源头可追溯至刚果民主共和国，该国自5月以来已有超过4000人死于埃博拉，超过9500例确诊病例1。为防止疫情扩散，肯尼亚对来自刚果民主共和国等10个高风险国家的旅客进行强化筛查1，美国也已对其国民发布了赴肯尼亚旅游警告1。
Kenya has recorded its second Ebola fatality, a 65-year-old woman who was a close relative of the country's first confirmed patient, according to health authorities 1. The woman developed symptoms on October 13 and died while in isolation 1. Her death follows that of the initial patient, who succumbed to the virus on October 5 1.
The country currently has nine confirmed cases of Ebola, with seven patients receiving treatment in isolation facilities 1. The confirmed cases include three additional relatives of the first patient, three healthcare workers, and one hospital cleaner 1. All cases stem from a single transmission chain, with no evidence of community spread detected 1. Kenya has implemented enhanced screening measures for travelers arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo and nine other high-risk nations 1.
The outbreak has extended beyond Kenya's borders. Nigeria has confirmed one Ebola case in a woman who is the wife of a Swiss diplomat, and genetic testing indicates the virus strain is related to those identified in Kenya's patients 1. Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak originated, has reported over 9,500 confirmed cases and more than 4,000 deaths since May 1. In response to the regional threat, the United States has issued a travel warning to its citizens considering trips to Kenya 1.
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