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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 a BBC report. The Bundibugyo strain, first identified in Uganda in 2007, is one of several Ebola virus species and generally causes less severe outbreaks than the Zaire strain. Health authorities are expected to announce containment measures as regional concern grows.
Why now: The confirmation of a first-ever case of an Ebola strain in Kenya is raising public health concern across East Africa.
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