Kenya reports second Ebola case, family member of first patient

Kenya has reported a second Ebola case, raising fresh concerns about the spread of the deadly virus across East Africa. The 39-year-old patient, a close relative of Kenya's first case, was already in quarantine when he developed symptoms on Tuesday, according to the health ministry. The first patient, a Kenyan man who had been ill in the Democratic Republic of Congo, travelled through Uganda before flying to Nairobi on October 3. He died in hospital two days later. The case has sparked questions over border screening after the patient crossed from Congo into Uganda despite the border reportedly being closed since May. The outbreak, driven by the rare Bundi Lujuba strain, has killed more than 4,000 people in Congo with over 8,000 cases recorded. Uganda, which reported 20 cases and two deaths earlier this year, was declared Ebola-free in August. Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected people.