### [2026-10-6](/feed/2026/10/6/index.md)

##### 2026 Ebola epidemic
# Kenya confirms its first imported case of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebolavirus in Nairobi in a deceased male who traveled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/kenya-confirms-first-ebola-case-imported-congo-patient-has-died-2026-10-06/)

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