# Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, bringing total to seven

https://mins.news/en/item/104519

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-17 16:48 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/17/kenya-confirms-four-more-ebola-cases-bringing-total-to-seven?traffic_source=rss

> Kenya says four additional people have tested positive for Ebola Bundibugyo virus, including three health workers who treated the country’s first patient and one of that patient’s relatives. The total has reached seven. The Health Ministry says nearly all contacts of the first patient have been quarantined and there is no evidence of community spread.

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