Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negative

Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.Published On 8 Oct 20268 Oct 2026Preliminary laboratory results from a Kenyan patient who was suspected of contracting the Ebola virus have come back negative.Fears of a second case of Ebola in the East African country were allayed on Thursday after the governor of Wajir County, where the patient is being treated, revealed the test results.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Kenya confirms first Ebola case as man dies in Nairobi after DRC returnlist 2 of 3Kenya on high alert amid concern over screening after first Ebola deathlist 3 of 3Why single Ebola death in Kenya has prompted fears of wider African spreadend of list“I am pleased to report that the preliminary laboratory results indicate that the sample is NEGATIVE for Ebola Virus Disease,” the Wajir county governor said in a statement.The suspected patient is a 20-year-old man with a travel history from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through Uganda to Kenya.The other Kenyan patient who tested positive for the virus and subsequently died had travelled the same route.Kenya had reported its f...