# Kenya Confirms Four New Ebola Cases

> Kenya reports four new Ebola cases, including three health workers, as outbreak spreads from DRC.
- Title: Kenya Confirms Four New Ebola Cases · Allafrica | Shortify
- Summary: Kenya reports four new Ebola cases, including three health workers, as outbreak spreads from DRC. Kenya confirmed four new Ebola Bundibugyo virus cases…
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- Source: Allafrica — https://allafrica.com/stories/202610190031.html
- Published: 2026-10-19T04:12:16+00:00
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## New Ebola Cases Confirmed
Kenya confirmed four new cases of Ebola Bundibugyo virus, including three health workers, bringing total infections to seven.
## Health Workers Infected
Three infected health workers are two men aged 29 and 35, and a 32-year-old woman who treated the first patient.
## First Patient's Connection
The fourth patient is a male relative of the first confirmed patient who died after arriving in Kenya from DRC on 3 October.
## Quarantine Timeline
The relative had been in quarantine since 6 October before developing symptoms and testing positive for the virus.
## Local Transmission
The four new infections represent the first known cases of local transmission in Kenya since the outbreak was detected earlier this month.
## Contact Tracing Efforts
Health authorities traced and quarantined 128 of 130 identified contacts, representing 98.5 percent of listed contacts.
## Nigeria's Preparedness
Nigeria is monitoring the regional outbreak and strengthening preparedness against possible importation of the virus.
## Key takeaway

Kenya confirmed four new Ebola Bundibugyo virus cases, including three health workers, bringing total infections to seven.