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Kenya confirms eight Ebola cases, quarantines 99% contacts
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- Kenya confirmed eight Ebola cases in October 2026, all linked to a businessman returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Kenyan authorities quarantined 99% of identified contacts.
- Kenya remained open without imposing a lockdown.
- Kenyan health officials established an Ebola testing laboratory at Kenyatta National Hospital’s Infectious Disease Unit.
- The health ministry trained nearly 5,000 healthcare workers to manage Ebola nationwide.