Kenya reports eighth Ebola case as contact tracing continues

Kenya reported an eighth Ebola infection on 19 October 2026, according to Qatar News Agency, citing Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth.

Testing of 38 people identified one additional positive result. Amoth said the patient was thought to have had contact with the first case. Authorities continued tracing contacts and the original patient’s travel route. The total reflects the official update on that date while surveillance work remained under way.

Colourised electron micrograph of Ebola virus; illustrative, not a sample from the Kenyan cases.

Source: qna.org.qa.

Photo credit: BernbaumJG.

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