First Ebola case found in Kenya

Kenya is the latest country to report an Ebola case as a Kenyan citizen
travelling from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through
Uganda died of the haemorrhagic fever in a Nairobi hospital

Situation as of Oct 5, 2026

DRC: 4,148 deaths out of
8,603 cases. Outbreak caused by
Bundibugyo strain of Ebola,
which has no approved vaccine
or treatment

Kenya: First case reported in
patient who died at Nairobi hospital
on Oct 5, two days after arriving
on flight from Kampala

Uganda: Two deaths out of 20
cases reported between May and
June. Country declared Ebola-free
by World Health Organisation
in August

MSF Ebola training in Kenya

France: One case – doctor who
returned from DRC – recovered and
left hospital in July

Case fatality rate: 48.1%

DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF
CONGO

ANGOLA
BURUNDI
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.
ETHIOPIA
KENYA
REP. OF
CONGO
RWANDA
SOMALIA
SOUTH SUDAN
TANZANIA
UGANDA
ZAMBIA

Bas-
Uélé
Haut-Uélé
Ituri
North Kivu
South
Kivu
South
Ubangi
Tshopo

Kampala
Kinshasa
Nairobi

Congo
INDIAN OCEAN

300km
185 miles

DRC provinces with
confirmed Ebola cases

Sources: Associated Press, BBC, CDC
Picture: Getty Images
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