A man living in the Democratic Republic of Congo who traveled to Kenya was confirmed as Kenya's first Ebola case and death.

"Heading: Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, as the disease continues to spread rapidly through the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the outbreak was announced in May. This is the 17th outbreak of the highly infectious, often deadly disease in the DRC. As of 2 October, 4,082 people had died out of 8,463 confirmed cases in the country since the emergence of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, for which there is still no vaccine nor specific treatment."

"Heading: Kenya confirms first Ebola case as virus ‘surges’ in DR Congo province Kenya has reported its first-ever Ebola death, the health minister announced on Tuesday, as the disease continues to spread rapidly through the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the outbreak was announced in May. This is the 17th outbreak of the highly infectious, often deadly disease in the DRC. As of 2 October, 4,082 people had died out of 8,463 confirmed cases in the country since the emergence of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, for which there is still no vaccine nor specific treatment."

"Heading: Kenya reports its first Ebola case, in man who died after arriving from DR Congo Kenyan officials confirmed today the country’s first Ebola case linked to the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The man was a Kenyan citizen but had lived in the DRC for 11 years. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the patient has been seen by heath facilities in the DRC, but on October 2 traveled by road to Kampala, Uganda, through Beni in the DRC. On October 3 he boarded a Jambojet flight to Nairobi, Kenya, where he passed through Nairobi’s airport health screening."