卫生内阁秘书亚丁·杜阿莱周二表示，一名居住在刚果民主共和国的肯尼亚公民抵达内罗毕后死亡，肯尼亚已确诊首例埃博拉病例。
Kenya has confirmed its first case of Ebola after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo died following his arrival in Nairobi, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said Tuesday.
杜阿莱说：“卫生部希望通知公众，已确认首例输入性埃博拉本迪布焦病毒病病例。”
“The Ministry of Health wishes to inform members of the public that it has confirmed the first imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease,” Duale said.
据卫生部称，该男子过去七年一直在刚果生活，在返回肯尼亚前大约一个月生病。他在刚果的几家医疗机构接受了治疗，然后陆路前往邻国乌干达。
The man had lived in Congo for the past seven years and became ill about a month before returning to Kenya, according to the Health Ministry. He received treatment at several health facilities in Congo before traveling by road to neighboring Uganda.
随后，他乘坐载有23名乘客的Jambojet航班从乌干达飞往肯尼亚，并于当地时间10月3日星期六下午1点10分左右（格林威治标准时间10点10分）降落在内罗毕乔莫·肯雅塔国际机场。
He later flew from Uganda to Kenya aboard a Jambojet flight carrying 23 passengers and landed at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at about 1.10 pm local time (1010GMT) on Saturday, Oct. 3.
据卫生部称，该患者在通过移民局之前在机场接受了例行公共卫生检查。
The patient underwent routine public health screening at the airport before proceeding through immigration, according to the ministry.
随后，亲戚和朋友将他从机场直接送往内罗毕医院，并立即被隔离。该患者随后埃博拉本迪布焦株检测呈阳性并死亡。
Relatives and friends then drove him directly from the airport to Nairobi Hospital, where he was immediately placed in isolation. The patient subsequently tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola and died.
已确认28名接触者，卫生当局已确认28名与死者有过接触的人，包括家人和卫生工作者，官员们正在采取行动防止进一步传播。
28 contacts identified Health authorities have identified 28 people who had contact with the deceased, including family members and health workers, as officials move to prevent further transmission.
患者穿越刚果和乌干达的旅程、飞往内罗毕的商业航班以及随后与亲属和医务人员的接触现在都是政府接触者追踪行动的一部分。
The patient’s journey through Congo and Uganda, his commercial flight to Nairobi and subsequent contact with relatives and medical personnel are now part of the government’s contact-tracing operation.
为了应对刚果爆发的埃博拉病毒，肯尼亚已经加强了机场和陆地过境点的疾病监测，包括采取措施改善卫生设施的筛查、实验室能力和准备工作。
Kenya had already strengthened disease surveillance at airports and land border crossings in response to the Ebola outbreak in Congo, including measures to improve screening, laboratory capacity and preparedness at health facilities.
埃博拉病毒通过直接接触感染者的血液或其他体液或通过受污染的材料传播。
Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with the blood or other bodily fluids of an infected person or through contaminated materials.
在确认该国首例输入性病例后，卫生当局正在监测已确定的接触者的症状，监测仍在继续。
Health authorities are monitoring the identified contacts for symptoms as surveillance continues following confirmation of the country’s first imported case.