Kenya records second Ebola case in the country: health ministry

Kenya has recorded its second case of Ebola, the health ministry said Wednesday, just over a week after reporting its first ever Ebola case and death.

“The Ministry of Health confirms a second case of Ebola,” it said in a statement, adding the 39-year-old man was a close family member of the first victim and already in quarantine and being monitored when the virus was detected.