Nigeria, Oct. 17 -- Kenya has confirmed a third case of Ebola after a 65-year-old woman tested positive while in quarantine.

The woman is a close relative of Kenya's first confirmed patient, a 40-year-old who died from Ebola on 5 October, two days after arriving in Kenya from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The Associated Press (AP) reported that the woman had been in quarantine since 6 October and developed symptoms before testing positive. She has since been transferred to an infectious disease unit for treatment.

The second patient, a 39-year-old man from the same family, remains stable, according to Kenya's Ministry of Health.

The ministry said there was no evidence of community transmission, as all three cases were li...