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Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo, patient has died

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Published 6 Oct 2026, 8:38 pm·1 d ago·1 min read
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Kenya has recorded its first confirmed Ebola case, a Kenyan citizen who has been living in Democratic Republic of Congo and arrived in Nairobi on Saturday, Health Minister Aden Duale said. The patient has since died, and 28 contacts have been identified so far including family members and health workers, Duale told a press conference. So far “only one test has turned positive and is the one that we have just discussed”, he said. The man, who has not been named, fell ill around a month ago and had been treated in the DRC, Duale told reporters, before travelling overland to the Ugandan capital,…

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