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\n\nKenya has recorded its second death from Ebola. A 65-year-old woman died from the disease while receiving treatment in Nairobi. The Ministry of Health announced her death on Friday, October 23, saying she was the third confirmed case of Bundibugyo virus disease, a type of Ebola.
\n\nThe woman was a close family member and direct contact of Kenya’s first Ebola patient, a man who died on October 5 after travelling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through Uganda. She developed symptoms on October 13 while in quarantine and was admitted to an infectious disease unit, where she received supportive care until her death. Health Director-General Patrick Amoth said the medical team did everything possible to save her life.
\n\nThe ministry said her family has been informed, and a safe burial is being planned with them.
\n\nOfficials say there is no sign that the virus is spreading freely in the community. All confirmed cases remain linked to a single cluster of known contacts. Authorities have traced 135 contacts linked to the outbreak and placed them under quarantine. The first group of these contacts is expected to leave quarantine on October 25.
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