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The World Health Organization has warned that it could surpass the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which erupted more than a decade ago and killed more than 11,000 people in West Africa.
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province in the country’s north, authorities said on Sunday. The Health Ministry has recorded two cases, including one death, in Nord-Ubangi province, bordering Central African Republic. The ministry said both patients were men in their 20s living in the Wapinda health zone, which borders Bas-Uele province, where Ebola cases have been reported previously. Authorities have recorded at least 9,400 cases, including more than...
Three health workers who treated the country's first Ebola patient are among the latest confirmed cases.
Frontline workers in DR Congo received the Ervebo vaccine on Friday as the country’s worst ever Ebola outbreak continues to spread. Ervebo is effective against the Zaire strain of Ebola. Authorities hope it will offer some protection against the Bundibugyo strain driving the current outbreak.
The town of Masaka in southern Uganda is currently conducting a Phase 1 trial of a vaccine candidate against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, which is circulating in the region. There is currently no approved treatment or vaccine for this strain.
Kenya has confirmed a third case of Ebola, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The health ministry said the 65-year-old woman tested positive while in quarantine, where she has been since 5 October. The second patient, a 39-year-old man from the same family, is in a stable condition. Health officials say there is no evidence of community transmission, as both individuals were under quarantine. However, three contacts have yet to be traced. Our correspondent Bastien Renouil tells us more.
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Nairobi says 65-year-old female patient in quarantine with Bundibugyo strain; no signs of community transmission.
Kenya is on high alert as it races to contain Ebola! Linked to a deadly outbreak in the DRC, the virus has reportedly claimed one life in Kenya, with two cases recorded. At the Ugandan border, screenings are intensifying, with travelers undergoing temperature checks and handwashing measures.
At least 10 students have died from Ebola in Ituri Province, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, authorities said Thursday
Kenya reported a second case of Ebola on Wednesday, about a week after recording its first ever infection of the viral disease when a Kenyan who had been living in Congo died in a Nairobi hospital on October 5. The second patient, a 39-year-old man, is a close family member of the first case and was already in quarantine when he fell ill on Tuesday, the health ministry said in a statement.
The number of confirmed cases has surged past 9,000 with more than 4,300 deaths, with many not detected while the patients are still alive.
The scare exposed gaps in how far outbreak readiness reaches Kenya’s remote communities.
A relative of the first case, 39-year-old man's infection raises concerns of a cross-border spread.
It follows the death last week of a man who had arrived in Kenya after travelling from DR Congo.
Kenya has recorded its second case of Ebola, the health ministry said Wednesday, just over a week after reporting its first ever Ebola case and death.
Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 14, 2026 — Kabila takes leadership of new DR Congo politico-military front; Algeria arrests 61 Moroccan nationals near Oran; Sudan army chief orders inquiry into airstrike killing 72; Kenya rules out Ebola in Laikipia cases. The post Africa Intelligence Brief — Wednesday, October 14, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
In the Kenyan border town of Busia, authorities are stepping up screening for people entering the country from Uganda. Earlier this month, Kenya reported its first ever death from Ebola. The victim had just returned from DR Congo via Uganda and that’s making people nervous.
Kenya Ebola rules gazetted on Monday, 12 October, give legal force to airport screening, quarantine and reporting duties after the country's first case. The post Kenya Ebola Rules Take Legal Force From 12 October appeared first on The Rio Times.
Tests have come back negative for a person suspected of having Ebola who was reportedly in quarantine at a hospital, following rumours circulating over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, in Nairobi, authorities are racing to trace contacts of Kenya's first Ebola death, reported on Monday. Our correspondent Bastien Renouil tells us more.
This follows the death in Nairobi on Monday of a Kenyan man who had travelled home from DR Congo through Uganda.