00:00Kenya has confirmed its 8 Ebola case as the outbreak originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to spread
00:07across the region.
00:08Health Director General says the latest patient is 49-year-old who developed fever, headaches and muscle pain.
00:17He worked as a hospital patient attendant cleaning utensils and linens and is believed to have been exposed to Kenya's
00:24first Ebola patient who died in Nairobi on October 5.
00:28The man developed symptoms on Saturday, was placed in quarantine and tested positive on Sunday.
00:34Kenya has stepped up surveillance as health authorities work to contain further transmission.
00:39Meanwhile, in the DRC, the outbreak has spread to an 8 province, North Ubangi, where two cases, including one death,
00:47have been confirmed.
00:48The outbreak, caused by the Bundimbunyo strain of Ebola, has killed thousands in Congo and spread beyond its borders, raising
00:55concerns about further infections across the region.
00:58Health authorities are continuing contact tracing and other containment measures as they seek to limit the spread of the virus.
