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Uganda used to be an Ebola buffer for Kenya. Not anymore

Author: Prof Shem Otoi SamPublished on: October 22, 2026Country: Kenya
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Uganda used to be an Ebola buffer for Kenya. Not anymore

Kenya had never recorded an Ebola case since the disease was first identified in 1976 in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in southern Sudan. That changed on October 5, 2026, when an imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease was confirmed in Nairobi. The headline says Uganda no longer serves as an Ebola buffer for Kenya.

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