# Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case amid regional outbreak

https://mins.news/en/item/105575

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-19 01:07 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/19/kenya-confirms-eighth-ebola-case-amid-widening-regional-outbreak?traffic_source=rss

> Kenyan health authorities confirmed an eighth Ebola infection, a 49-year-old man who was likely exposed to the country’s first case. The outbreak has also spread across the border from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it has reached North Ubangi province.

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