Kenya confirms first Ebola death

Kenya has reported its first confirmed Ebola case and death. The patient was a Kenyan citizen living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo who arrived in Nairobi on Saturday and subsequently died. Health Minister Aden Duale stated that 28 contacts have been identified, including family members and health workers. The outbreak is spreading in a region where more than 4,000 people have died from the disease this year in DRC.