Kenya oo diiwaangalisay dhimashadii labaad ee Ebola

Wasaaradda Caafimaadka ayaa sheegtay in haweeney 65 jir ah oo qaraabo dhow u ahayd dhibbanihii ugu horreeyay ay ku dhimatay xannibaad gudaha ah.

Kenya ayaa diiwaangalisay dhimashadii labaad ee cudurka Ebola, iyadoo waddanku wajahayo dillaacii ugu horreeyay ee cudurkan. Wasaaradda Caafimaadka ayaa sheegtay in haweeney 65 jir ah oo qaraabo dhow u ahayd dhibbanihii ugu horreeyay ay ku dhimatay xannibaad gudaha ah.

Dhimashada labaad iyo xaaladda bukaannada

Wasaaradda Caafimaadka ayaa sheegtay in haweeneyda 65 jirka ah ay ahayd qaraabo dhow oo xiriir toos ah la lahayd dhibbanihii ugu horreeyay, oo ahaa nin ka yimid Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga ah ee Kongo. Haweeneyda waxay calaamado yeelatay 13 Oktoobar iyadoo xannibaad gudaha ah ku jirtay, sida ay wasaaraddu sheegtay.

Wasaaraddu waxay intaa ku dartay in toddoba bukaan oo kale oo Ebola qaba ay daawo ka helayeen laba xarun oo go'doomin ah. Dhammaan kiisasku waxay ku jireen hal koox oo keliya, iyadoo aan la helin caddayn muujinaysa in cudurku bulshada dhexdeeda ku faafay.

Dhibbanihii ugu horreeyay iyo bukaannada hadda daawooyinka helaya

Dhimashadii ugu horreysay, 5 Oktoobar, waxay ahayd nin bishii Sebtembar xanuunsaday oo lagu daweeyay dhowr isbitaal oo ku yaal Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga ah ee Kongo, ka hor intii uusan iman caasimadda Kenya ee Nairobi, halkaas oo uu maalmo yar ka dib ku dhintay.

Kuwa hadda daawooyinka helaya waxaa ka mid ah saddex qaraabo oo kale oo dhibbanihii ugu horreeyay, saddex shaqaale caafimaad iyo nadiifiyaha isbitaal. Tan iyo markii Ebola lagu xaqiijiyay Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga ah ee Kongo bishii Maajo, in ka badan 4,000 qof ayaa ku dhintay Afrika, taasoo ka dhigaysa dillaacii labaad ee ugu dilaaga badan cudurkan.

Ishaarada safarka iyo digniinaha

Kenya waxay kordhisay baaritaanka safka hore ee dadka ka soo gaadha Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiga ah ee Kongo iyo sagaal waddan oo kale oo ay u aragto inay khatar sare ku jiraan: Uganda, Tansaaniya, Rwanda, Burundi, Angola, Saambiya, Itoobiya, Koonfurta Suudaan iyo Jamhuuriyadda Bartamaha Afrika. Safka kuwaas ka yimaada waxaa looga baahan yahay inay buuxiyaan foomka ilaalinta xogta dhijitaalka ah ka hor duulista, kadibna ay QR code tusiyaan saraakiisha caafimaadka dekedaha markay soo gaadhaan.

Maraykanka ayaa uga digay muwaadiniintiisa inay u safraan Kenya, halka waddamada deriska ah sida Uganda, Itoobiya iyo Soomaaliya ay iyaguna heegan ku jiraan. Wasiirka Caafimaadka Nigeria, Professor Ali Pate, ayaa sheegay in kiiska keliya ee la xaqiijiyay ee waddankiisa uu u muuqdo mid hidde ahaan xiriir la leh nooca hore looga aqoonsaday Kenya, isagoo intaa ku daray in baaritaanno dheeraad ah la wado.

Health ministry says a 65-year-old close relative of the first victim died in quarantine, with seven patients still in treatment

Kenya has recorded its second Ebola death while handling its first outbreak of the disease, the health ministry said. A 65-year-old woman, a close family member of the first victim, died after being placed in quarantine.

Second death linked to first victim

The ministry said the woman was a "direct contact and close family member of the first case (deceased) and was under quarantine when she developed symptoms" on 13 October. The first death, on 5 October, was a man who fell ill in September and was treated in several hospitals in the Democratic Republic of Congo before arriving in Nairobi, where he died a few days later.

Seven patients in isolation as ministry rules out wider spread

Seven other Ebola patients were receiving treatment at two isolation facilities, the ministry said. Those still being treated are three other relatives of the first victim, three health workers and a hospital cleaner. The ministry said all cases were within "one cluster, with no evidence of community spread". More than 4,000 people have died in Africa since Ebola was confirmed in DR Congo in May, making it the second most deadly outbreak of the disease.

Screening tightened as Nigeria reports related strain

Kenya has introduced enhanced screening for travellers from DR Congo and nine other high-risk countries, requiring a digital surveillance form before boarding and a QR code on arrival. The US has warned its citizens against travelling to Kenya, while Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia are also on alert. Nigeria's health minister, Professor Ali Pate, said the country's single confirmed case appears genetically related to a strain identified earlier in Kenya. "We are conducting additional tests. Some of the results are negative, while others are pending," Pate said.