Kenya Confirms Eighth Ebola Case, No Community Spread Detected Yet

Health authorities in Kenya have confirmed an eighth case of Ebola as the country maintains a heightened alert over the regional outbreak originating in Congo.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Kenya has risen to eight, The Jerusalem Post and the Canadian newspaper Winnipeg Free Press reported. According to the reports, no community transmission of the virus has been identified in the country so far.

Kenyan authorities remain on heightened alert amid a major Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has spread across borders to neighboring countries in the region.

Further details regarding the location of the latest diagnosis and the patient's medical condition have not yet been released.