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Oct 22, 2026

Kenya reports second Ebola death as outbreak spreads to Nigeria

Kenya confirmed its second Ebola death while Nigeria reported its first case in over a decade, raising concerns about the outbreak spreading from the Democratic Republic of Congo to multiple African countries.

Oct 22, 20266 sources

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▪Kenya reported its first-ever Ebola case on October 6, 2026, after a 40-year-old Kenyan man traveling from the Democratic Republic of Congo via Uganda died at Nairobi Hospital on October 5, 2026
▪Kenyan health authorities placed 118 identified contacts in quarantine following the index case, with individuals completing the 21-day symptom-free isolation period scheduled for release beginning October 24, 2026
▪Nigerian health officials and Africa CDC reported identifying 44 contacts of the Abuja Ebola patient, while stating that the total number of traced contacts is expected to rise

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Ebola outbreak1 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 20261 Global health1 Infectious Disease and Outbreaks1 Kenya's Ebola outbreak 20261 Kenya's first imported Ebola case1 Nigeria's imported Ebola case 20261

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