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Kenya Confirms First Ebola Case After Traveler From Congo Dies in Nairobi
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News18•06-10-2026, 19:00
Kenya Confirms First Ebola Case After Traveler From Congo Dies in Nairobi
- •Kenyan health authorities confirmed the country's first imported Ebola case involving a citizen who traveled from Congo via Uganda.
- •The patient tested positive at Nairobi Hospital and died late Monday, according to Health Minister Aden Duale.
- •Authorities are monitoring 28 direct contacts and tracing 23 other passengers who were on the same flight.
- •Border points across Kenya have been placed on high alert as health officials track potential additional cases.
- •The current outbreak in Congo is the fastest-growing in history, with over 8,400 cases and 4,000 deaths recorded since May.
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A Kenyan citizen who had been living in Congo for seven years fell ill and traveled by road to Kampala, where he boarded a flight to Nairobi and arrived on Saturday.
Health authorities placed border points on high alert and identified 28 contacts, including family members and healthcare workers, alongside 23 airline passengers who will remain in 21-day isolation.
Declared in mid-May, the outbreak has spread across seven provinces with over 8,400 recorded cases and more than 4,000 deaths, making it the fastest-growing outbreak in history.
