# Kenya reports second Ebola case, a family member of the first patient

https://mins.news/en/item/100198

- Reuters, 2026-10-14 17:45 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/kenya-reports-second-ebola-case-family-member-first-patient-2026-10-14/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acfbfab76e0550001f0df7e

> Kenya reported a second Ebola case on Wednesday, involving a relative of its first patient. About a week earlier, a Kenyan who had lived in Congo died in a Nairobi hospital on October 5, marking the country’s first infection with the disease.

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