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Kenya's Ministry of Health said a sixth Ebola patient has recovered and one remains in treatment, so the 42-day countdown to an Ebola-free declaration has not begun, the Kenyan news site Kenyans.co.ke reported on 6 November.
Kenya's Ministry of Health said on 3 November that five Ebola patients recovered and 46 contacts finished quarantine; 52 contacts are due out by 11 November.
Kenya's Ministry of Health says 46 quarantined Ebola contacts finish monitoring on 3 November, all releases should end by 11 November and the country has gone 10 days without a new infection, Kenyans.co.ke reported on 30 October.
The woman, a close relative of the first two patients, tested positive for Bundibugyo virus disease; 127 of 130 contacts are in quarantine, the Ministry of Health said on 16 October 2026.
A 39-year-old man already in quarantine has tested positive for Bundibugyo virus disease, bringing Kenya's total to two confirmed cases and one death, The Standard reported on 14 October 2026.
Health CS Aden Duale published Legal Notice No. 204 on 12 October, putting contacts of Ebola patients under quarantine for 21 days, making it an offence to ignore a quarantine order and banning the transfer of victims' bodies out of Kenya, The Star reported on 12 October 2026.
