Epidemic becomes the most geographically widespread in history

Nigeria is the latest country to report an Ebola case as the latest outbreak spreads across the region. Kenya confirmed its first case earlier this month and has since recorded nine infections.

Washington raises threat level as Nairobi records eighth case of highly infectious virus

The patient is related to a man who died in Nairobi last week – thought to be the country’s first-ever case

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The man, who contracted the virus in Democratic Republic of Congo, boarded a flight to Nairobi before dying in hospital

The Kenyan citizen, recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, had been ill for weeks before travelling

Experts deployed to the capital are on hand to assist with testing, infection control and awareness, in anticipation of imported cases