Kenya Nears End of Ebola Outbreak as Six Patients Recover: Health Ministry
20:41 07.11.2026 (Updated: 20:53 07.11.2026)
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Kenya Nears End of Ebola Outbreak as Six Patients Recover: Health Ministry
Only one patient remains under treatment, while no new cases or community transmission have been recorded in the past 18 days, Kenya's Health Ministry said.
Other updates from the ministry:
🟠Total Cases: Nine confirmed, including two deaths.
🟠Contact Tracing: 66 contacts have completed their 21-day monitoring; 52 more will finish next week.
🟠Next Steps: A 42-day countdown to officially declare the outbreak over will begin once the last patient is discharged virus-free.
🟠Ongoing Measures: Health screenings continue at 26 entry points (over 760,000 travelers screened), and rapid response teams remain active nationwide to prevent further spread.
Kenya confirmed the first case of Ebola on October 6, when a Kenyan citizen returned from the DR Congo and later died of the virus.
Video: An official from Kenya's Health Ministry speaks on the importance of an immediate reporting of suspected Ebola cases.
Only one patient remains under treatment, while no new cases or community transmission have been recorded in the past 18 days, Kenya's Health Ministry said.
Other updates from the ministry:
🟠Total Cases: Nine confirmed, including two deaths.
🟠Contact Tracing: 66 contacts have completed their 21-day monitoring; 52 more will finish next week.
🟠Next Steps: A 42-day countdown to officially declare the outbreak over will begin once the last patient is discharged virus-free.
🟠Ongoing Measures: Health screenings continue at 26 entry points (over 760,000 travelers screened), and rapid response teams remain active nationwide to prevent further spread.
Kenya confirmed the first case of Ebola on October 6, when a Kenyan citizen returned from the DR Congo and later died of the virus.
Video: An official from Kenya's Health Ministry speaks on the importance of an immediate reporting of suspected Ebola cases.
