# Kenya confirms ninth Ebola case amid regional spread concerns

https://mins.news/en/item/108295

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-20 17:31 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/kenya-confirms-ninth-ebola-case?traffic_source=rss

> Kenya’s Health Ministry confirmed Ebola in a 24-year-old man, taking the country’s total to nine. He had already been quarantined and was a close relative of the first patient. Officials said all cases are in one cluster, with no evidence of transmission beyond it.

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