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REPUDLIC OF KENYA | Ministry of Health
CABINET SECRETARY PRESS RELEASE ON CONFIRMED CASE OF BUNDIBUGYO EBOLA VIRUS
Date: 6th October 2026
The Ministry of Health wishes to inform members of the public that it has confirmed the first imported case of Ebola (Bundibugyo) Virus Disease.
The patient a Kenyan citizen, who has been living in DRC for the past 7 years fell ill about a month ago and was treated in several hospitals while still in DRC.
He travelled from DRC to Kampala by road and then boarded Jambo Jet flight number 8523 and arrived in Nairobi on Saturday 3rd October 2026 at 1.10 pm.
He underwent the normal public health screening at the Port health and immigration desk.
He was transported by a relative and a friend directly from the JKIA using KDG 699Z Toyota Fielder to Nairobi hospital where he was quickly isolated in a separate room at the A&E in the Hospital and later transferred to the East Wing Isolation Facility.
He presented with fever, chills, intense fatigue and weakness, muscle pain, painful swallowing, sore throat and bleeding under the skin at injection sites.
Based on the above presentation and history of travel to DRC the doctor considered this a case of Viral Haemorrhagic Fever and collected a sample for testing which turned positive for Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease at both the National Virology Reference Laboratory and the KEMRI Lab.
The patient was given supportive treatment but regrettably passed on last night.
We take this opportunity to pass our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the departed.
Arrangements for safe and dignified burial of the deceased are ongoing, and the burial is planned for later today in line with the Ebola safe and dignified burial protocols.
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