Kenya confirms second Ebola case - a relative of the first victim
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The Ebola virus spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, 10 days after a businessman died of the virus after he had travelled to the East African nation from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
埃博拉病毒通过接触受感染的体液（例如血液或呕吐物）传播 肯尼亚确认了第二例埃博拉病例，十天前，一名商人从刚果民主共和国前往这个东非国家后死于该病毒。
The new patient, a 39-year-old man, is a close relative of the first case and was already in quarantine when he fell ill on Tuesday, Kenya's health ministry says.
肯尼亚卫生部表示，这名新患者是一名 39 岁男子，是第一例病例的近亲，周二发病时已处于隔离状态。
The incubation period for Ebola ranges from two to 21 days, meaning those exposed to the virus may not become ill for several weeks.
埃博拉病毒的潜伏期为 2 至 21 天，这意味着接触该病毒的人可能在几周内不会生病。
Detecting his illness early had improved his chances of recovery and limited the chance of him passing the virus on to others, the ministry said, as it urged the public to "stay calm but vigilant".
卫生部表示，及早发现他的病情提高了他康复的机会，并限制了他将病毒传播给其他人的机会，并敦促公众“保持冷静但保持警惕”。
"Both cases are linked, and there is no evidence of spread in the wider community," the ministry said.
卫生部表示：“这两起案件相互关联，没有证据表明在更广泛的社区中存在传播。”
"Kenya remains open, with no restrictions on travel, trade or public gatherings", it added.
它补充说：“肯尼亚仍然开放，对旅行、贸易或公共集会没有限制。”
Questions remain over Ebola patient who travelled across three nations undetected The 40-year-old Kenyan man who died on 5 October was diagnosed with Ebola shortly after being admitted to hospital in the capital, Nairobi.
埃博拉患者穿越三个国家却未被发现仍存在疑问 10月5日死亡的40岁肯尼亚男子在首都内罗毕入院后不久被诊断出感染埃博拉病毒。
A relative had taken him there shortly after picking him up at the airport.
一位亲戚在机场接他后不久就带他去了那里。
He had travelled from DR Congo, through Uganda to Kenya without his illness being detected.
他从刚果民主共和国出发，经乌干达到达肯尼亚，但他的病情并未被发现。
Since his death, officials had determined that he had been in contact with 128 people - and since Tuesday 113 of them had been found, the health ministry said. Of these, 108 were in quarantine in Kenya and tracing of the remaining 15 continued, it said.
卫生部表示，自他去世以来，官员们已确定他与 128 人有过接触，自周二以来，已发现其中 113 人。 报告称，其中 108 人在肯尼亚接受隔离，其余 15 人的追踪工作仍在继续。
More than 4,000 people have died from Ebola in DR Congo this year, in what is the second most deadly known outbreak to date.
今年，刚果民主共和国已有 4,000 多人死于埃博拉病毒，这是迄今为止已知的第二次最致命的埃博拉疫情。
The Ebola virus spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit.
埃博拉病毒通过接触受感染的体液（例如血液或呕吐物）传播。
"Anyone with fever, unusual tiredness, muscle or joint pains, vomiting, diarrhoea or unexplained bleeding should seek care promptly at the nearest health facility," Kenya's health ministry said.
肯尼亚卫生部表示：“任何出现发烧、异常疲倦、肌肉或关节疼痛、呕吐、腹泻或不明原因出血的人都应立即到最近的医疗机构就医。”
The current outbreak in DR Congo, which began in May, has been caused by the Bundibugyo species of Ebola, which is relatively rare, with no approved vaccine or treatment - though trials are under way.
刚果民主共和国目前的疫情始于五月，是由本迪布焦埃博拉病毒引起的，这种埃博拉病毒相对罕见，目前尚无批准的疫苗或治疗方法，但试验正在进行中。
Shortly after DR Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola in May, it was also reported in Uganda, where two people died.
刚果民主共和国5月宣布爆发埃博拉疫情后不久，乌干达也报告爆发埃博拉疫情，造成两人死亡。
However, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that county free of the disease in August.
然而，世界卫生组织（WHO）于八月宣布该县已消除该疾病。
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent's leading public health agency, has reconstructed the Kenyan patient's movements for the six weeks leading up to his death.
非洲大陆领先的公共卫生机构非洲疾病控制和预防中心重建了这名肯尼亚患者死亡前六周的活动轨迹。
It revealed that he first started feeling unwell in DR Congo on 15 September - and showed how several opportunities to detect the infection were missed, including during several visits to Congolese medical facilities.
报告显示，他于 9 月 15 日在刚果民主共和国首次感到不适，并展示了他是如何错过了几次发现感染的机会，包括在多次访问刚果医疗机构期间。
He then managed to travel through Uganda to Kenya - and was again not detected at airports screenings.
随后，他设法穿过乌干达前往肯尼亚，但在机场安检中再次没有被发现。
Health experts say it highlights the limitations of relying on temperature checks and self-declarations. 'I buried my parents one day after the other' - Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safely Recovery of Ebola patients offers rare moments of joy at epicentre of outbreak 'They said it isn't real': Ebola rumours fuel attacks on health workers Go to BBCAfrica.com, external for more news from the African continent.
健康专家表示，这凸显了依赖体温检查和自我声明的局限性。 “我一天又一天地埋葬了我的父母”——埃博拉哀悼者学习如何安全地哀悼 埃博拉患者的康复为疫情中心带来了难得的欢乐时刻 “他们说这不是真的”：埃博拉谣言加剧了对卫生工作者的袭击 请访问 BBCAfrica.com，获取来自非洲大陆的更多外部新闻。
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