Why single Ebola death in Kenya has sparked fears of wider African spread

Kenya reported its first death from a deadly strain of Ebola virus which had spread widely, starting in the Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this year.The Bundibugyo (BDBV) strain of Ebola was first detected in Uganda in 2007, according to the WHO. The ongoing outbreak in the DRC has killed at least 4,148 people out of 8,300 reported cases. It also spread across the border to Uganda, which had about 20 cases before being declared Ebola-free in July.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones, WHO sayslist 2 of 4Funeral held for DR Congo politician killed after defending Ebola responselist 3 of 4Ebola cases surpass 8,000 as DRC struggles to control outbreaklist 4 of 4EU unlocks humanitarian aid for crises worldwideend of listHowever, the person who died in Kenya from the disease had travelled from the DRC to Uganda over land before taking a flight to Nairobi, raising questions about Uganda’s status as “Ebola-free”, concerns about the rigidity of Kenya’s screening processes for people coming into the country and fears it may have spread further than previously thought.On Tuesday, the World Health Organization said the Ke...