Kenya's Ministry of Health has confirmed a ninth case of Ebola infection. Health officials said all nine patients are in a stable condition and are showing signs of recovery. Authorities have also traced contacts linked to the identified patients, reaching 99.3 percent of the contacts they know about. The ministry's update did not provide a recovery timetable or a breakdown of cases by region. It also did not say when the ninth infection was confirmed or where it occurred. The response described by the ministry includes monitoring the patients and following contacts who may have been exposed.