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  "id": 15476729,
  "title": "Kenya Ebola cases rise to 8 as one more patient tests positive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/kenya-ebola-cases-rise-to-8-as-one-more-patient-tests-positive",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-18T19:15:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/kenya-ebola-cases-rise-to-8-as-one-more-patient-tests-positive/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya's confirmed Ebola cases have increased to eight following a new positive test result, raising concerns over the virus's spread. Director General for Health Dr Patrick Amoth confirmed that the latest patient is a 49-year-old man who developed fever, headache, and muscle pain. The patient has since been isolated, and the Ministry has maintained that the risk to the general public remains low due to the previous cases developing symptoms while in quarantine. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo virus, which spreads through direct contact with infected individuals. Authorities continue to monitor 130 contacts linked to the outbreak, with 128 already in quarantine.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Ebola in Kenya: Africa Centres for Disease Control reaffirms support after 4 new cases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ebola-in-kenya-africa-centres-for-disease-control-reaffirms-support",
        "published": "2026-10-18T03:28:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "A mother's hug: How a family reunion became Kenya's Ebola nightmare",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/a-mothers-hug-how-a-family-reunion-became-kenyas-ebola-nightmare",
        "published": "2026-10-18T04:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Kenya Ebola Response: KMPDU alleges exclusion by health ministry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/kenya-ebola-response-kmpdu-alleges-exclusion-by-health-ministry",
        "published": "2026-10-18T05:22:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Ebola: Kenya cases rise to 8, spreads to 8th Congo province",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ebola-kenya-cases-rise-to-8-spreads-to-8th-congo-province",
        "published": "2026-10-18T22:04:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}