Kenya Reports First Imported Ebola Case from DR Congo, Patient Succumbs

Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case, involving a Kenyan national residing in the Democratic Republic of Congo who arrived in Nairobi on Saturday, according to Health Minister Aden Duale.

The patient has since died, and 28 contacts—including family members and healthcare workers—have been identified so far, Duale said at a press briefing.

Congo is experiencing its largest-ever Ebola outbreak, driven by the rare Bundibugyo species.

The outbreak was declared in mid‑May, though it may have begun months earlier and has resisted containment, with the Central African nation reporting over 8,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths.

Earlier, the virus spread to Uganda, which recorded 20 cases and two deaths, but the World Health Organization declared Uganda free of the disease in August.

Ebola transmits through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals, living or dead, and can cause fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and, in severe cases, internal and external bleeding.

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