Kenya's Health Chief Confirms No Ebola Outbreak Despite Death
On October 8, 2026, Kenya's Health Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, announced that the country is not facing an Ebola outbreak, despite the recent death of a patient from the disease. The patient, a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Nairobi.
Duale stated that health authorities are treating this incident as isolated and have identified 57 contacts of the deceased, with two additional contacts added to the initial count of 55. Currently, 10 of these contacts have been traced and placed under quarantine at the National Police Service Hospital in Nairobi, where they are being monitored daily for symptoms.
Efforts are ongoing to locate the remaining contacts. Duale detailed the patient's journey from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Kampala, Uganda, to Nairobi, where the patient was admitted.
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