Suspected second Ebola case in Kenya tests negative in preliminary results
Preliminary lab results on a 20-year-old man in Wajir County, Kenya, suspected of Ebola came back negative, the county governor said on Thursday. Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola case, a fatal one, earlier in the week.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2Preliminary laboratory results from a Kenyan patient suspected of having Ebola came back negative, the governor of Wajir County, where the patient is being treated, said on Thursday. Arab NewsRC “Preliminary laboratory results on a sample from a Kenyan patient who was suspected of having Ebola have come back negative” Read at Arab News ↗ Al JazeeraLC “Fears of a second case of Ebola in the East African country were allayed on Thursday after the governor of Wajir County” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Right · 1In a statement the governor said: "I am pleased to report that the preliminary laboratory results indicate that the sample is NEGATIVE for Ebola." Arab NewsRC ““I am pleased to report that the preliminary laboratory results indicate that the sample is NEGATIVE for Ebola,”” Read at Arab News ↗ Mixed · 2The patient is a 20-year-old man who travelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo through Uganda to Kenya, the same route as the patient who died; Reuters reported that his samples were sent to a laboratory in Nairobi. Arab NewsRC “The patient is a 20-year-old male with travel history from DR Congo through Uganda to Kenya, like the patient who died.” Read at Arab News ↗ Al JazeeraLC “The other Kenyan patient who tested positive for the virus and subsequently died had travelled the same route.” Read at Al Jazeera ↗
Mixed · 2Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola case on Tuesday, when a citizen who had become sick in the DRC died in Nairobi. Al JazeeraLC “Kenya had reported its first-ever Ebola case on Tuesday after a citizen who became sick in the DRC died in Nairobi.” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Arab NewsRC “Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola case on Tuesday” Read at Arab News ↗ Mixed · 2Kenya is the fourth country to record a case linked to the epidemic in the DRC, the second-largest Ebola outbreak on record; Al Jazeera put the toll at at least 4,205 deaths from more than 8,700 cases, while Reuters said more than 8,000 cases. Al JazeeraLC “The ongoing outbreak in the eastern DRC has killed at least 4,205 people out of more than 8,700 reported cases.” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Arab NewsRC “the second-largest on record with more than 8,000 cases” Read at Arab News ↗ Left · 1Al Jazeera reported that the DRC declared the outbreak in May, that it spread to Uganda (about 20 cases, declared Ebola-free in July), and that the strain is Bundibugyo virus, for which no vaccine exists. Al JazeeraLC “The DRC officially declared an outbreak in May.”“No vaccine currently exists for Bundibugyo.” Read at Al Jazeera ↗
Mixed · 2Both outlets say the first case exposed lapses in Kenya's border screening, as the patient passed multiple airport temperature checks; Al Jazeera adds that the WHO is working with Kenyan authorities to trace contacts and strengthen traveller checks. Arab NewsRC “The Kenyan case has exposed lapses in border screening systems, as the patient was able to pass through multiple airport temperature checks.” Read at Arab News ↗ Al JazeeraLC “The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with Kenyan authorities to trace contacts and strengthen checks for travellers entering the country.” Read at Al Jazeera ↗ Right · 1The result is preliminary, and the coverage does not report any further confirmatory testing. Arab NewsRC “Preliminary laboratory results on a sample” Read at Arab News ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Leads with relief that fears of a second case eased, then gives broader outbreak context: strain, spread, Uganda, and WHO response.
- Emphasis
- Outbreak scale, the Bundibugyo strain with no vaccine, Uganda's status, WHO contact tracing.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not say where the sample was tested.
- Charged language
- “deadly strain”
- For example
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“Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya” — Al Jazeera
“No vaccine currently exists for Bundibugyo.” — Al Jazeera
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Short Reuters wire copy focused on the governor's announcement and the screening lapses.
- Emphasis
- The test result, patient's travel route, lab in Nairobi, screening failures.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Omits strain, vaccine status, Uganda's outbreak history and WHO involvement.
What every side reports
- Preliminary results on the Wajir County patient were negative, announced by the county governor on Thursday.
- The patient is a 20-year-old man who travelled from the DRC via Uganda to Kenya.
- Kenya's first-ever Ebola case was reported on Tuesday and the patient died in Nairobi.
- Kenya is the fourth country with a case linked to the DRC outbreak.
- The first case exposed lapses in airport screening.
Where accounts differ
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Size of the DRC outbreak
- Left
- At least 4,205 deaths among more than 8,700 cases.
- Right
- More than 8,000 cases (Reuters).
Left1 article
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Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negative
Neutral Reassuring report of the negative preliminary result with extensive outbreak background.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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Arab NewsRC · · via Reuters
Kenya says tests on suspected Ebola case come back negative
Neutral Concise Reuters wire report of the governor's statement and screening lapses.
- 9 Oct 00:53 First Al JazeeraLC Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negative
- 9 Oct 15:46 +14h 53m Arab NewsRC Kenya says tests on suspected Ebola case come back negative via Reuters
Times are when each article was published, or when we first saw it if the outlet gave no time.