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HealthQuestions remain after Ebola patient crossed three countries undetected

A 40-year-old Kenyan businessman travelled while seriously ill through the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda before being diagnosed with Ebola in Nairobi, where he died two days later. Health facilities and airport screenings failed to identify his infection; nearly 70 potential contacts in Nairobi have been quarantined.

EbolaDemocratic Republic of the CongoUgandaKenya

BBBC News★★★★☆2026-10-10 00:00Original

Questions remain after Ebola patient crossed three countries undetected
Questions remain after Ebola patient crossed three countries undetectedHealth