The Ministry of Health has confirmed a second case of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease in Kenya, noting that health teams detected the infection while the patient was already undergoing mandatory daily monitoring in quarantine. The patient, a 39-year-old male and close relative of Kenya’s index Ebola patient, developed a high fever, fatigue, and joint pains on October 13. Quarantine teams immediately isolated him and collected diagnostic samples, which returned matching positive results for the Bundibugyo strain at both the National Virology Reference Laboratory and the KEMRI-CDC laboratory. Health workers have since transferred the patient to a designated regional isolation center to receive specialized supportive care. In an official statement released on Wednesday, October 14, health officials attributed the prompt diagnosis to rigorous daily surveillance, bringing Kenya’s cumulative tallies to two confirmed cases and one death. “The Ministry of Health confirms a second case of Ebola (Bundibugyo Virus Disease) in Kenya. The patient, a 39-year-old man, is a close family member of the first case and was already in quarantine, under daily monitoring, when he fell ill on 13th October 2026. Kenya has now recorded two confirmed cases and one death,” read the MOH statement in part. Contact Tracing and Strict Isolation Measures Epidemiological investigations confirm a direct link...
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