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Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, bringing total to seven

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Kenya has confirmed seven Ebola cases in total, according to coverage from The New York Times, Al Jazeera English and The Washington Times. Three health workers who treated the country's first Ebola patient are among the newly confirmed cases, the Health Ministry said. France 24 reports that a 65-year-old woman, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tested positive while in quarantine, and that a 39-year-old man from the same family is in stable condition. Health officials said there is no evidence of community transmission because both people had been under quarantine. Contact tracing continues.

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Key points

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  1. Kenya has confirmed seven Ebola cases in total.

    Reported byLeft2Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English, The New York Times
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. Three health workers who treated the country's first Ebola patient are among the confirmed cases.

    Reported byLeft1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Right
    The Washington Times

  3. The Health Ministry said a 65-year-old woman, a relative of the first patient, tested positive while in quarantine.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

  4. A 39-year-old man from the same family, the second patient, is in stable condition.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

  5. Health officials say there is no evidence of community transmission, as both people were under quarantine.

    One outletFrance 24· Center

How each side tells it

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All three sides report that Kenya has confirmed seven Ebola cases, including three health workers who treated the first patient. The center stresses the family link, quarantine and absence of community spread, while the left and right headlines lead with the rising total and the health workers.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left-side headlines report the rising count and the new cases in plain terms, with the New York Times adding that Kenya had never recorded the virus before this month.

    Kenya Confirms Four New Ebola Cases
    The New York TimesLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline frames the story as a third case with a family link and ongoing contact tracing, rather than as a rising total.

    Kenya reports third Ebola case, contact tracing continues
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The right-side headline leads with the rise to seven cases and the infection of health workers who cared for the first patient.

    Kenya's Ebola cases rise to 7, including health workers who cared for the first patient
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • new confirmed cases
  • total rises to seven
  • Kenya had no cases before this month

Leaves out

  • quarantine status of the earlier cases

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • third case and family link
  • quarantine
  • no community transmission
  • contact tracing

Leaves out

  • health workers among the cases

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • France 24Center

    Kenya reports third Ebola case, contact tracing continues

    Kenya has confirmed a third case of Ebola, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The health ministry said the 65-year-old woman tested positive while in quarantine, where she has been since 5 October. …

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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • rise to seven cases
  • health workers infected

Leaves out

  • no evidence of community transmission

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    5 hr 52 min later

    Its first report, Oct 17, 12:48 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    France 24, Oct 17, 6:56 AM EDT

  • Right

    4 hr 47 min later

    Its first report, Oct 17, 11:43 AM EDT

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  1. France 24CenterOct 17, 6:56 AM EDT
  2. The Washington TimesRightOct 17, 11:43 AM EDT
  3. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 17, 12:48 PM EDT
  4. The New York TimesLeftOct 17, 3:41 PM EDT

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