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Kenyan patient suspected of Ebola infection tests negative

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Preliminary lab results ease fears of a second case in Kenya, after the country reported its first-ever case this week.

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Published: Oct 8, 2026, 11:53 PM UTC
Updated: Oct 8, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC

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Laboratory tests on a suspected Ebola case reported at Habaswein Sub-County Hospital in Wajir South have returned negative,

People DailySuspected Ebola case in Wajir tests negative

Kenya has confirmed its first case of Ebola virus disease in Nairobi, ending months of heightened surveillance and preparedness following the spread of the deadly Bundibugyo strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda.

allAfrica.comKenya Confirms First Ebola Case as Patient Returns From DRC

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Ebola

Hemorrhagic fever caused by ebolaviruses

Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF), is a zoonotic viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by four of the six known ebolaviruses. Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after infection. The first symptoms are usually fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches. These are usually followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, rash, hepatic and renal dysfunction, at which point some people begin to bleed both internally and externally.

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Kenya says tests on suspected Ebola case come back negativeReutersUnited Kingdom9 hr. ago
Kenya says tests on suspected Ebola case come back negativeDevdiscourse9 hr. ago
Wajir suspected Ebola case tests negative, county authorities confirmThe Eastleigh VoiceKenya11 hr. ago
Suspected Ebola case in Wajir tests negativePeople Daily7 hr. ago
Kenya Confirms First Ebola Case as Patient Returns From DRCallAfrica.com3 days ago
Suspected Ebola patient tests negative in WajirThe Standard Media GroupKenya10 hr. ago
𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: Health CS Aden Duale: The Ministry of Health has confirmed the first imported case of Ebola in Kenya. The patient is a Kenyan citizen who has been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the past seven years.Facebook3 days ago
Govt Issues Ebola Update After Suspected Case of Another Kenyan From DRCKenyans.co.keKenya5 min. ago
Kenya's first Ebola patient dies at a Nairobi hospitalThe EastAfricanKenya3 days ago
Sigh of relief as suspected Ebola patient in Wajir tests negativeTV47 Digital45 min. ago
Kenya confirms first Ebola case as patient dies in NairobiNairametrics3 days ago
How Ebola Patient Slipped Through JKIA Screening After Flying From Congo via Uganda on JambojetKenya Insights3 days ago

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