Kenya Confirms Eighth Ebola Case
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Nanyuki=AP/NEWSIS] A man holds a flyer and shouts slogans during a protest against the establishment of an Ebola isolation facility at the U.S. Lykipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, on the 1st (local
Congo's Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths, authorities said, in what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history​.
The Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak strains health services as resource shortages and gaps in contact tracing hinder response efforts, and researchers assess potential treatments.
The Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province as authorities struggle to contain the nation's worst recorded epidemic, health authorities said Sunday.
India gave Kenya 11 tonnes of medical supplies worth KSh 83.4 million to protect frontline teams and bolster response to the Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak.
The current Bundibugyo Ebola virus (BDBV) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second largest Ebola outbreak worldwide, with over 6,000 confirmed cases and a 48% fatality rate. There is currently no approved BDBV vaccine.
On Tuesday, 6th October 2026, Kenya's Ministry of Health confirmed the country's first case of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease. This comes after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the