Duale: 108 Ebola contacts under quarantine, none showing symptoms
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Kenya has placed 108 individuals under quarantine following the confirmation of its first imported case of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola on October 6, 2026. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale reported that all 122 contacts linked to the deceased patient have been identified and verified, with 108 (88.5%) currently in quarantine and showing no symptoms.
The patient, a Kenyan who had traveled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through Uganda, succumbed on October 5 and was buried the next day following public health protocols.
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