Nigeria confirms Ebola case in Abuja as Kenya monitors contacts in quarantine
Nigeria's Health Ministry has confirmed the country's first known Ebola case in the current outbreak in the capital Abuja. DW WHO AFRO reported on 10 October 2026 that Nigeria had 12 confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease. WHO AFRO The same report put deaths from the disease in Nigeria at four.
Kenya confirmed its first Ebola case after a Kenyan citizen who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Nairobi. Reuters Kenya confirmed the infection as a first imported case of Bundibugyo virus disease, with WHO supporting control efforts. WHO AFRO In Congo, an American doctor working in the country was among the confirmed Ebola cases. Reuters
WHO said a third case in Kenya was found early while the person was in quarantine. WHO AFRO By 16 October 2026, 127 of the 130 contacts listed by Kenya's Ministry were in quarantine with daily temperature and symptom checks for 21 days.
On 12 October 2026, WHO reported supporting Kenya's Ebola response with essential medical supplies. WHO AFRO At that point 127 contacts had been listed, 94 were in quarantine and over 665 people had been screened.
