# Kenya confirms first Ebola case imported from Congo; patient dies

https://mins.news/en/item/87637

- Reuters, 2026-10-06 09:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/kenya-confirms-first-ebola-case-imported-congo-patient-has-died-2026-10-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac4b8a6a431ad00017b0a53

> Kenya has confirmed its first Ebola case, involving a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo and arrived in Nairobi on Saturday, Health Minister Aden Duale said. The patient has died.

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