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The first confirmed Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria are linked to Uganda: according to Africa CDC, both patients passed through Entebbe airport on October 3. Uganda denies active cases on its territory, but Switzerland has disputed the claim that the Nigerian patient traveled to the DR Congo, sharpening the question of where the infection occurred.
Javlon TursunovAccording to WHO, more than 9,600 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,646 deaths have been registered in DR Congo since May 2026. In 75.8% of affected health zones there were new cases over the last 21 days. The outbreak has affected eight provinces and is spreading beyond the country: Kenya has nine cases, and a case has been confirmed in Nigeria. Africa CDC is convening a meeting of health ministers on October 28.
Sevara AzamovaAfrica CDC is convening health ministers from African countries for an emergency meeting on October 28 to coordinate the response to the growing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. The outbreak began in the DR Congo in May, where 9,552 cases and at least 4,000 deaths have been recorded, and has spread to Kenya and Nigeria. Nigeria reported its first case on Tuesday in a person who arrived from Uganda; Uganda denies that the infection occurred on its territory.
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