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Order a long-term news report on Bundibugyo Ebola
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The Standard
The first 20 people placed under quarantine following Kenya’s imported Bundibugyo Ebola case were cleared to return home on Monday, October 26, after completing the required 21-day monitoring period without developing symptoms. …
After Ebola isolation, is life back to normal?The Standard
… The regional threat has grown following the detection of Bundibugyo Ebola cases beyond the DRC, including in Kenya and Nigeria. …
WHO warns Ebola is outpacing response as US issues travel advisory for KenyaThe Standard
… The offer follows days of pressure from the union, which accused the Ministry of Health of excluding doctors from decisions on how the country should respond to the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.“During the KMPDU National Advisory Council (NAC) meeting held on 16th October 2026, the …
Win for medics as KMPDU offered seat on Ebola task forceThe Standard
… 5 Ebola contact-tracing guidelines and covers the full surveillance process, from routine monitoring and early warning systems to outbreak investigations, epidemiological analysis and community engagement.It comes as Kenya responds to locally transmitted cases of Bundibugyo Ebola …
New Ebola guidelines put contact tracing, cross-border surveillance in focusThe Standard
Four more cases of Bundibugyo Ebola have been recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to seven, including three health workers who treated the index patient in hospital. …
A mother's hug: The Ebola tragedy behind a family reunionThe Standard
Four more cases of Bundibugyo Ebola have been recorded, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to seven, including three health workers who treated the index patient in hospital. …
A mother's hug: How a family reunion became Kenya's Ebola nightmareThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeKenya has confirmed a third Bundibugyo Ebola case, deepening concerns over the risk of further infections as health authorities race to trace contacts and contain the virus on the 14th calendar day since the first patient arrived in Nairobi. …
Kenya records third case as quarantine comes under renewed scrutinyCitizen Digital
… cted virus while seeking treatment in DRC By Mary Muoki October 09, 2026 10:01 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Audio By Vocalize The circumstances surrounding Kenya’s first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola …
WHO: Kenya’s first Ebola patient may have contracted virus while seeking treatment in DRCCapital News
… The Ebola allocation comes days after Kenya confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola, putting renewed focus on the country’s capacity to prepare for and respond to the disease. …
China gives Kenya $2 million for drought relief, Ebola preparednessThe Standard
… condition of anonymity, said she encountered stationary temperature checks but no visible QR-code screening process. “We have the stationary thermometers but no scanning of QR code,” she said.Her account comes as Kenya manages its first confirmed imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola …
QR-CODE GAP: Did Kenya's Ebola screening system fail the test?The first 20 people quarantined following Kenya's imported Bundibugyo Ebola case were cleared to return home on Monday, October 26, after completing the required 21-day monitoring period without developing symptoms. The remaining 98 contacts are expected to be released in four waves beginning November 3, subject to individual health assessments.
28 October 2026 · The Standard →
The first 20 people quarantined following Kenya's imported Bundibugyo Ebola case were cleared to return home on Monday, October 26, after completing the required 21-day monitoring period without developing symptoms. The remaining 98 contacts are expected to be released in four waves beginning November 3, subject to individual health assessments.
28 October 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO has warned that efforts to contain Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo risk being undermined by armed conflict, mass displacement, and restricted access to affected communities, even as infections decline in some areas and rise in others. Cases have spread to Kenya and Nigeria, and the Africa Centres for Disease Control has called a meeting of health ministers to coordinate the response.
21 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has been offered representation on the national Ebola response task force following pressure from the union, which accused the Ministry of Health of excluding doctors from outbreak preparedness decisions. The move is intended to give medical professionals a voice in decisions on preparedness, staff safety, and patient care.
20 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Ebola outbreak has prompted new Africa CDC and WHO guidelines emphasizing contact tracing, cross-border surveillance, and early detection. Kenya had confirmed eight Ebola cases including one death by October 18, with four additional cases announced on October 17 involving three health workers and one relative who had contact with the index patient.
20 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya has recorded four additional cases of Bundibugyo Ebola, bringing the total to seven confirmed infections including three health workers who treated the index patient. All four new patients developed fever as their first symptom, were isolated, and tested positive at both the National Virology Reference Laboratory and KEMRI laboratory.
18 October 2026 · The Standard →
Four additional cases of Bundibugyo Ebola have been confirmed in Kenya, bringing the total to seven infections including three health workers who treated the index patient. All four new patients developed fever as their first symptom, were isolated, and tested positive at both the National Virology Reference Laboratory and KEMRI laboratory.
18 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya has confirmed a third case of Bundibugyo Ebola, a 65-year-old woman and close relative of the first two patients who was in quarantine since October 6. The case deepens concerns about further infections as health authorities work to trace contacts and determine whether cases remain confined to the known family network.
17 October 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO suggests Kenya's first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola may have been acquired while seeking treatment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The patient was ill for about a month before his death in Nairobi, raising the possibility he initially sought care for another condition before acquiring the virus in a health facility or community.
9 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China has given Kenya a US$2 million grant to strengthen response to drought and preparedness for potential Ebola outbreaks, with US$1 million each allocated to Ebola virus disease preparedness infrastructure in identified high-risk counties and Kenya's drought disaster response.
8 October 2026 · Capital News →
A traveller arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that she was not required to scan a QR-code health screening system at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, despite encountering such screening in the DRC and Ethiopia. The report raises questions about Kenya's preparedness as it manages its first confirmed imported Bundibugyo Ebola case involving a Kenyan citizen who had lived in the DRC.
7 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Democratic Republic of Congo is fighting its worst Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak as scientists test multiple vaccines and treatments. Over 250 people have enrolled in a trial of obeldesivir, an experimental oral antiviral by Gilead Sciences, to prevent Ebola after exposure, while another WHO-sponsored trial evaluates monoclonal antibodies and antivirals in infected patients.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya recorded its first confirmed case of Bundibugyo Ebola on October 5, 2026, when Health CS Aden Duale announced the diagnosis. The virus tested the country's borders, laboratories, hospitals, military facilities, and State House.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →
A Kenyan man who had lived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for seven years travelled to Nairobi after falling ill, becoming Kenya's first confirmed case of Bundibugyo Ebola. The case has renewed concerns about the country's preparedness, following earlier opposition to a proposed US-backed quarantine facility in Laikipia.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan and Zambia as at risk of Ebola as the Bundibugyo virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo approaches 8,000 confirmed cases. Kenya has not reported a confirmed case but is enhancing border surveillance due to its position on major regional transport routes.
27 September 2026 · The Standard →
A 23-year-old man from South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo traveled across borders through Rwanda and Uganda, carrying Bundibugyo Ebola into Sud-Ubangi province, where 38 contacts were traced. Uganda declared its own Bundibugyo outbreak over on July 28 after recording 20 confirmed cases and two deaths, following 42 consecutive days without new cases.
14 September 2026 · The Standard →
The World Health Organization has cleared the first emergency diagnostic test for Bundibugyo Ebola.
4 July 2026 · The Standard →
The European Union has airlifted 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid including medicine, tents and protective gear to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where an Ebola outbreak declared in May has caused 452 cases and 82 deaths across DRC and Uganda.
7 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China has deployed a specialized medical expert team to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to support containment efforts against an ongoing Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak, joining international partners in assisting the country. The Chinese team departed Beijing on Tuesday and will work alongside Congolese health authorities and international agencies, with China also pledging emergency humanitarian assistance and continued support based on the outbreak's evolving needs.
2 June 2026 · Capital News →