Kenya’s Ebola Cases Hit 8, with No Community Transmission Yet
A 49-year-old patient attendant tested positive after quarantine screening as officials said 128 contacts remain isolated.
- On Sunday, Kenya confirmed an eighth Ebola case after a patient attendant tested positive while in quarantine, according to Health Ministry Director-General Dr. Patrick Amoth.
- The 49-year-old attendant likely contracted the virus while cleaning utensils and linens used by Kenya's first patient, who arrived from Congo via Uganda and died at Nairobi Hospital on October 5.
- Amoth reported "Today, 38 people were tested, and one tested positive for Ebola," while three health workers have also tested positive and six other patients remain stable after receiving supportive treatment.
- Authorities listed 130 contacts following the first patient's death on October 5, with 128 remaining in quarantine; the new case developed symptoms on Saturday and tested positive Sunday.
- Kenya strengthened border screening and designated a gate at Nairobi's main airport for flights from 10 high-risk countries, while Tanzania introduced 21-day monitoring to contain the regional outbreak in Congo, which has caused at least 4,000 deaths.
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A health professional walks within a treatment center for Ebola patients in Beni, in North Kivu province, in eastern Congo, on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. AP/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi Kenya confirmed another case of Ebola on Sunday (18), raising the total number of infections in the country to eight, while the outbreak in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo reached an eighth province. The disease's advance in different regions keeps a…
Kenya's Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet
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)
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Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient.
Kenya’s Ebola cases hit 8, with no community transmission yet – WTOP News
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ebola cases in Kenya rose to eight on Sunday after another person tested positive while in quarantine, having been identified as a contact of the first patient. Health Ministry Director-General Dr. Patrick Amoth said the eighth case involved a 49-year-old patient attendant who had attended to the first Ebola patient, who...
Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak spreads
NAIROBI, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Kenya has confirmed one more Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections in the country to eight, Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth said on Sunday. "Today, 38 people were tested, and one tested positive for...
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