Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case amid concerns about regional spread

A 24-year-old man, who was already being held in quarantine, is the latest to test positive, according to the Health Ministry.Published On 20 Oct 202620 Oct 2026⁠Kenya has confirmed ⁠a new Ebola case, bringing the total ‌number of infections in the country to ⁠nine, amid an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising concerns about a regional spread.A 24-year-old man, who was already being held in quarantine, is the latest to test positive, Kenya’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3DR Congo Ebola cases pass 9,000 as efforts to curb transmission falterlist 2 of 3Kenya’s Health Ministry confirms second Ebola caselist 3 of 3Kenya’s Ebola cases test preparedness beyond Nairobiend of list“He was isolated at the first sign of illness, tested and started on treatment immediately upon confirmation of his positive test result,” it said, adding he “was already in quarantine when he fell ill”.The man was a close family member of Kenya’s first Ebola patient, who had travelled from the DRC, through Uganda and before arriving in Kenya and dying at a Nairobi hospital on ⁠October 5.“All nine cases belong to one cluster, ...