A Kenyan man who had lived in Congo for seven years tested positive for Ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus, Kenyan authorities said on Oct. 6. He traveled by vehicle to Kampala, Uganda, flew into Nairobi on Saturday, was isolated at a city hospital on arrival, and died Monday, the first Ebola death in Kenya's history.
Kenyan Secretary of Health Aden Duale briefs reporters on an Ebola case identified in Kenya, after the patient died, in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 6, 2026. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty ImagesTwenty-eight people, including relatives and healthcare workers, had contact with him before his death, Health Minister Aden Duale said, and another 27 flew on the same plane. Contacts will be isolated for 21 days, the length of Ebola's incubation window.
As the Epoch Times notes further, Kenyan officials said they already had heightened screening in place for incoming flights from Congo and asked travelers to be truthful when answering questions during the screening so any additional cases can be identified and treated quickly.
More than 650,000 people entering the country have been screened so far, according to Duale.
Of the 267 samples tested thus far, only one test, from the man who died, returned positive.
Officials said they're working with the World Health Organization, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other entities. They said the situation is under control.
"I wish to reassure the public not to panic, as all systems are in place to mitigate the spread of th
