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Patrick Amoth

Kenyan health official

Health & Medicine · 19 Oct 2026Kenya confirms eighth Ebola case as regional outbreak widens

Kenyan health authorities confirmed an eighth case of Ebola on Sunday, as testing of 38 people returned one positive result. The patient, a 49-year-old man who worked as a patient attendant cleaning utensils and linens, developed fever, headache and muscle pain and was likely exposed to the country's first case, according to Director-General for Health Patrick Amoth.