Kenya searches for missing Ugandan contact as Ebola cases rise
- Kenyan authorities are searching for a Ugandan national who came into contact with the country's first Ebola patient in Nairobi, as the number of confirmed cases linked to the initial cluster rises to nine.
- Issued on: 22/10/2026 - 13:57 2 min Reading time Kenya's director general of health, Patrick Amoth, says authorities have been unable to locate the contact case, despite having his passport and telephone numbers.
- The man is suspected of having crossed the border using an unofficial route to avoid border checks, Amoth said on Tuesday.
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- Kenyan authorities are searching for a Ugandan national who came into contact with the country's first Ebola patient in Nairobi, as the number of confirmed cases linked to the initial cluster rises to nine.
- Issued on: 22/10/2026 - 13:57 2 min Reading time Kenya's director general of health, Patrick Amoth, says authorities have been unable to locate the contact case, despite having his passport and telephone numbers.
- The man is suspected of having crossed the border using an unofficial route to avoid border checks, Amoth said on Tuesday.
Sources: RFI