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Kenya confirms first imported Ebola case, patient dies in Nairobi

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Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed its first Ebola case on Tuesday, imported from Congo. Health Minister Aden Duale said the Kenyan patient had traveled from Congo via Uganda, arriving Saturday, and was isolated and treated at Nairobi Hospital after testing positive. The patient died, according to the BBC. More than 4,000 people have died from Ebola in Congo this year.

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