Health · Nairobi, Kenya · October 18, 2026

Kenya confirms four more Bundibugyo Ebola cases

Reported by 1 outlet · under-reported · first reported Oct 16, 8:00 PM ET

Kenya confirmed four more cases of Bundibugyo ebolavirus, including three health workers who treated the first patient and one relative, bringing its total to seven. All were already in quarantine.

Why it matters

Infections among health workers signal transmission risk in a regional travel hub.

Background

Bundibugyo is one of several Ebola virus species and has caused outbreaks in Uganda and Congo. Unlike the Zaire strain, it has no licensed vaccine.

The story so far

1. Oct 6Kenya confirms first imported Ebola case in Nairobi
2. Oct 7Kenya confirms first imported Ebola case in Nairobi
3. Oct 11Kenya finds no new Ebola cases after 293 tests
4. Oct 12Kenya finds no new Ebola cases after 293 tests
5. Oct 17Kenya confirms a third Ebola case
6. Oct 18Kenya confirms four more Bundibugyo Ebola cases
7. Oct 19Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as outbreak spreads in Congo
8. Oct 20Nigeria confirms first Ebola case in Abuja as outbreak spreads
9. Oct 21Nigeria confirms first Ebola case in over a decade
10. Oct 22Ebola cluster in Kenya rises to nine as Africa CDC traces Nigeria case
11. Oct 23Nigeria's Ebola patient identified as Swiss diplomat's wife
12. Oct 24Kenya reports second Ebola death
13. Oct 25Uganda orders Ebola quarantine as Nigeria widens contact tracing
14. Oct 26Ebola: patient evacuated from Nigeria; nurse killed in Congo

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Sources

• France 24 ↗October 17, 2026

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