Kenya confirms third case of Bundibugyo Ebola

Kenya's Ministry of Health confirmed on the 16th a new case of Bundibugyo ebolavirus in the country, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to three. The Kenyan Ministry of Health said in a news bulletin released the same day that the third patient is a 65-year-old woman, a close relative and close contact of the first two patients. The patient had been under isolation and observation since the 6th, during which she developed symptoms including fever, sore throat, and general malaise, and was subsequently placed in separate isolation and had samples sent for testing, which returned positive.