# Is Ebola under control in Kenya after nine cases confirmed?

https://mins.news/en/item/108679

- BBC News, 2026-10-20 23:41 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c693z948px0jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Kenya has confirmed nine cases in its first Ebola outbreak, all linked to the initial patient. The US has advised its citizens to reconsider travel to Kenya, while Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia are also on alert. Kenya has tightened border screening, and officials say patients are improving; about 99% of the first patient’s contacts have been traced and isolated.

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