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Kenya confirms first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus
Kenya has confirmed its first case of the Ebola Bundibugyo virus, according to the BBC. The Bundibugyo strain, first identified in Uganda in 2007, is one of several species of the Ebola virus and is generally less lethal than the Zaire strain. Health authorities are expected to detail the patient's condition and containment measures as regional concern over the detection grows.
Why now: The confirmation of a first Ebola case in Kenya raises regional health alarm and prompts questions about outbreak containment.
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