ChinaKenya's Ministry of Health said on October 17 that four new Bundibugyo Ebola cases brought the total to seven confirmed cases, including one death. All four new cases were under isolation controls when diagnosed, and there was currently no evidence of community transmission in this outbreak.
Broadcast 18 October 2026 · Event date 17 October 2026
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Kenya's Ministry of Health said on October 17 that four new Bundibugyo Ebola cases brought the total to seven confirmed cases, including one death. All four new cases were under isolation controls when diagnosed, and there was currently no evidence of community transmission in this outbreak.
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Kenya's Ministry of Health said on October 17 that the country had recorded four new cases of Bundibugyo Ebola, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to seven, including one death. The statement said all four new cases were in isolation and under monitoring when they were confirmed. There is currently no evidence of community transmission in this Ebola outbreak. On October 6, Kenya announced its first confirmed imported Ebola case.Original Chinese quote
肯尼亚卫生部17日称，该国新增4例本迪布焦型埃博拉病例，累计确诊病例达7例，其中1例死亡。声明说，4例新增病例在确诊时均处于隔离管控中。目前暂无证据表明此次埃博拉疫情存在社区传播。