Panic gripped Murang’a on Friday after a man died of an unknown disease that locals suspected could be caused by the deadly Ebola virus.
Villagers of Mjini slum reportedly discovered the 30-year-old man who was said to be from Kitui District.
Witnesses said he was passing blood through the mouth and nostrils before he died..
..He asked the public to stop panicking, saying the issue was under control. The MoH said a treatment note found on the deceased’s clothings indicated he had sought treatment for TB at the Port Lietz Hospital in Mombasa on July 23. http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000063387&story_title=Ebola-scare-in-Murang%E2%80%99a-slum-as-man-dies-of-unknown-disease
