Kenya Confirms 8th Ebola Case After Nairobi Hospital Patient Attendant Tests Positive

Author: kenyans.co.kePublished on: October 19, 2026Country: Kenya

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Kenya Confirms 8th Ebola Case After Nairobi Hospital Patient Attendant Tests Positive

Kenya’s Ministry of Health confirmed an eighth Ebola case on October 18: a 49-year-old man who worked as a patient attendant at Nairobi Hospital. Health Director General Patrick Amoth said the man had reportedly come into contact with the first patient and developed fever, headaches and muscle pain. He has been isolated and is set to receive compassionate treatment; all eight patients have received monoclonal antibodies and are responding well, while one death has been recorded. Another shipment of medicine from Rwanda arrived on Sunday night.

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