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Kenya Ebola cases reach nine; 134 contacts in quarantine

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24 points2 confirmed by two or more outlets13 from a single outlet0 disputed

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PointKenya Ministry of Health on XFRANCE 24 EnglishCBS NewsDaily NationThe Star (Kenya)Al JazeeraYahoo News (Reuters)Outlets
Evidence of community transmissionIndependently confirmed5
Four additional Ebola cases confirmedNot independently confirmed3
Kenya's cumulative confirmed case totalNot independently confirmed3
Kenya's second Ebola caseNot independently confirmed3
Health workers among the additional casesNot independently confirmed3
First patient's deathIndependently confirmed3
Male relative among the additional casesNot independently confirmed3
Second patient's quarantine and symptom onsetNot independently confirmed2
Untraced contacts of the first patientNot independently confirmed2
Possibility of further cases during monitoringNot independently confirmed2
Number of contacts identified for the first patientNot independently confirmed2

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