NAIROBI, Kenya, October 14 – Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola (Bundibugyo virus disease), involving a 39-year-old man who is a close family member of the first patient who died, the Ministry of Health has announced.

📻 Breaking It Down

The man was already in quarantine under daily monitoring when he developed fever, fatigue and joint pains on October 13.

Health officials isolated him immediately and collected samples that tested positive at both the National Virology Reference Laboratory and the KEMRI-CDC laboratory.

He has since been transferred to a designated treatment centre, where he is receiving supportive care.

📌 What You Need to Know

The Ministry said early detection and isolation had helped limit the risk of further transmission, adding that both confirmed cases were linked, with no evidence of wider community spread.

Contact tracing is ongoing, with 128 people identified as contacts of the first patient. By October 13, authorities had traced 113, including 108 who are in quarantine in Kenya and undergoing daily clinical and temperature checks for 21 days.

The remaining five contacts are outside the country, and relevant health authorities have been notified. Efforts to trace the other 15 contacts are continuing.

Health teams are also assessing people who may have come into contact with the second patient since his symptoms began, including quarantine personnel and health workers.

The Ministry said infection prevention and control measures had been strengthened at quarantine and treatment facilities, while health workers had been provided with protective equipment.

It urged anyone experiencing fever, unusual fatigue, muscle or joint pains, vomiting, diarrhoea or unexplained bleeding to seek medical attention promptly.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya