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Kenya has had no new Ebola case since 6 October, and 108 of 122 listed contacts are in quarantine, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale said on 11 October, People Daily reported.
On 10 October 2026, Kenya's Ministry of Health said a memo halting hotel meetings applies only to staff of the State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards, not to all government meetings.
On the evening of 7 October, the Chinese Embassy in Kenya issued an Ebola notice urging Chinese citizens in Kenya to avoid affected areas and monitor their health, China News Service reported on 8 October.
On 6 October, Kenya's Director-General for Health, Patrick Amoth, said the country's first Ebola patient may have taken medicine to lower his temperature and pass airport screening, Citizen Digital reported; WHO gave screening and contact figures the same day.
On 7 October 2026, Public Health PS Mary Muthoni announced that travellers from 10 African countries will be processed through Gate 16 at JKIA, Capital FM reported. The Health Ministry puts Ebola contacts at 57.
On 6 October 2026, Health CS Aden Duale confirmed Kenya's first Ebola Bundibugyo case. The patient flew from Entebbe to Nairobi on 3 October and died on 5 October, and 28 contacts are listed.
