Kenya Announces Second Ebola Case, Says 'No Evidence' of Wider Spread
Health officials said the second patient was already in quarantine, and 108 contacts remain isolated as authorities report no wider community spread.
- Kenya's Health Ministry confirmed a second Ebola case on Wednesday, October 14, involving a 39-year-old man who tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain while already in quarantine.
- The first patient, a 40-year-old man who arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo on October 3, died on October 5 after traveling through Uganda, prompting intensified contact tracing efforts.
- Authorities have traced 113 of 128 identified contacts, with 108 currently in quarantine undergoing daily monitoring to prevent transmission of the rare Bundibugyo strain.
- The Health Ministry reported "no evidence of spread in the wider community," emphasizing that early detection limits transmission risks as officials continue screening travelers at entry points.
- WHO Representative Dr. Neema Rusibamayila Kimambo praised Kenya's coordinated response, stating "we all have a role to play" in containment while officials maintain the risk to the public remains low.
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The third Ebola case in Kenya is also related to the first. Almost 130 people are in quarantine.
Kenya reports third Ebola case, a close relative of first two patients
Kenya reported its third Ebola infection on Friday in a woman it said was closely related to the first two patients. The 65-year-old had been in quarantine since October 6, the health ministry said in a statement. “Once she developed fever, sore throat and malaise, she was isolated and specimen collected for testing,” it added. […]
The Ministry of Health of Kenya has confirmed that today, during the stay in quarantine, another person tested positive for Ebola. The Ministry's announcement states that this is a 65-year-old woman, a relative of a 40-year-old man who died of Ebola on October 5.
Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who d
People disinfect their hands as a Kenyan health worker checks the temperatures of travelers crossing from Uganda to Kenya as part of measures to contain the spread of Ebola virus, in Busia, Kenya, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
Kenya confirms third Ebola case, a relative of the first patient who died – WTOP News
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s health ministry confirmed that a third person tested positive for Ebola on Friday while in quarantine after being identified as a known contact of the first patient, who died two days after arriving from Congo. The ministry said in a statement that the third patient was a 65-year-old woman who...
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