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Kenya Records Second Ebola Death as Outbreak Spreads

Kenya Records Second Ebola Death as Outbreak Spreads

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A 65-year-old woman has become the second person to die of Ebola in Kenya, which is dealing with its first outbreak of the disease. She was a close relative of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Seven other patients are being treated, and officials say all cases belong to one cluster, with no sign of community spread.

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