Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case. The patient died at Nairobi Hospital on October 5. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced the case on October 6. The patient was a Kenyan citizen who lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for seven years. He fell ill about a month ago while in Congo. He was treated at several hospitals there. He then travelled by road to Kampala in Uganda. He boarded Jambojet flight 8523 to Nairobi on October 3. He arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at about 1.10 pm. He passed through routine health screening at the airport. A relative and a friend took him to Nairobi Hospital. Doctors isolated him after he showed signs of viral haemorrhagic fever. Samples tested positive for Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease. The tests were done at the National Virology Reference Laboratory and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. Health officials identified 28 contacts in Kenya. They include relatives and healthcare workers. They are also tracing 23 passengers and four crew members from the flight. Kenya is the fourth country with a case linked to the Congo outbreak.