Update: Kenya confirms a second Ebola case, a relative of the country's first patient

Oct. 15, 2026 — This updates our Oct. 7 report. Kenya has confirmed a second Ebola case, a 39-year-old man related to the country's first patient, who died in a Nairobi hospital on Oct. 5 after arriving from Congo via Uganda, the World Health Organization said, UN News reported. The man was among quarantined contacts and developed symptoms on Oct. 13. Officials are still trying to reach six airline passengers who have foreign phone numbers. Both cases involve Bundibugyo virus, one of the viruses that cause Ebola disease.

The wall: Kenya's Ministry of Health statement was not separately cited.

Tier: Reported (based on UN News' account of the World Health Organization)

Sources

• UN News, WHO urges vigilance after Kenya confirms second Ebola case (Oct. 15, 2026)

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