{
  "id": 13780453,
  "title": "Kenya reports no new Ebola cases as 122 contacts placed under monitoring",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/kenya-reports-no-new-ebola-cases-as-122-contacts-placed-under",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-11T18:42:54.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/kenya-reports-no-new-ebola-cases-as-122-contacts-placed-under-monitoring/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya has reported no new cases of Bundibugyo virus disease, a form of Ebola, five days after confirming its first imported case, with 122 contacts placed under monitoring. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale stated that 108 contacts, representing 88.5% of those listed, were in quarantine and undergoing daily monitoring, with none having developed symptoms so far. The government has stepped up screening at entry points and activated various coordination bodies to manage the outbreak, while maintaining open travel policies and no lockdown.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "A race against time to prevent an outbreak follows Kenya's first Ebola death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/a-race-against-time-to-prevent-an-outbreak-follows-kenyas-first-ebola",
        "published": "2026-10-10T07:21:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Churches urged to intensify Ebola awareness as Kenya steps up preparedness",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/churches-urged-to-intensify-ebola-awareness-as-kenya-steps-up",
        "published": "2026-10-10T10:57:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Ebola in Kenya: Aden Duale confirms 108 people quarantined",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/ebola-in-kenya-aden-duale-confirms-108-people-quarantined",
        "published": "2026-10-11T13:44:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}