Health · Nairobi, Kenya · October 19, 2026

Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as outbreak spreads in Congo

Reported by 2 outlets · first reported Oct 19, 12:41 AM ET

Kenya reported its eighth case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, its first-ever cluster, while the disease reached an eighth province of DR Congo. The regional outbreak, the second-largest on record, has killed more than 4,300 people.

Why it matters

Spread to a regional hub like Kenya raises the risk of wider transmission, as US health funding has been cut.

Background

The outbreak began in central Africa and has sickened more than 9,000 people. The US has withdrawn from the WHO and cut aid programmes.

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

• The Guardian ↗Oct 19, 10:11 AM ET
• AllAfrica ↗Oct 19, 12:41 AM ET
• AllAfrica ↗Oct 19, 5:23 AM ET

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