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- Kenyan health officials reported a 40-year-old man died of Ebola on 5 October 2026 after arriving from the DRC via Uganda.
- Officials identified 128 contacts, placed 108 in quarantine and continue tracing the remaining 15.
- The DRC outbreak, started in May 2026, involves the Bundibugyo Ebola strain and has killed over 4,000 people this year.
- Health experts said the case shows temperature checks and self-declarations at borders cannot reliably detect Ebola.
