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Kenya Sees First Ebola Case Imported From Congo

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 07 October 2026, 05:23 UTC 1 min read
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Oct 7th, 2026 Kenya Sees First Ebola Case Imported From Congo Health authorities in Kenya confirmed an Ebola infection in a traveler who recently arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The person fell ill in Congo a month ago and traveled by road to Uganda.

Oct 7th, 2026 Kenya Sees First Ebola Case Imported From Congo Health authorities in Kenya confirmed an Ebola infection in a traveler who recently arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The person fell ill in Congo a month ago and traveled by road to Uganda. The patient arrived by plane in Nairobi on Oct. 3 and died Monday. This marks Kenya's first imported case linked to the outbreak in central Africa. Bloomberg's Janice Kew reports.
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