Kenya reports second Ebola case, family member of first patient

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 01:58 Issued on: 15/10/2026 - 12:39 Kenya reported a second case of Ebola on Wednesday, about a week after recording its first ever infection of the viral disease when a Kenyan who had been living in Congo died in a Nairobi hospital ​on October 5. The ‌second patient, a 39-year-old man, is a close family member of the first case and was already ⁠in quarantine when he fell ill on Tuesday, the health ministry said in a statement.