Chinese Embassy reminds Chinese citizens in Kenya to guard against Ebola outbreak

On October 6, 2026, Kenya's Ministry of Health reported one imported death case of Bundibugyo ebolavirus. The patient traveled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo via Kampala, Uganda, arrived in Nairobi by flight on October 3, and died at a Nairobi hospital on the evening of October 5. Kenya's Ministry of Health stated that all close contacts are under strict monitoring and the overall situation is controllable. On the evening of October 7, the Chinese Embassy in Kenya issued a notice reminding Chinese citizens in Kenya to pay attention to Kenya's imported Ebola outbreak and to take personal health precautions, requiring persons with a history of travel to epidemic areas or the same flight history to complete 21 days of self-health monitoring, and to promptly inform medical institutions of their travel and exposure history if suspected symptoms appear. Current progress of the incident: the embassy has issued a reminder, and the Kenyan side says close contacts are under monitoring and the overall situation is controllable.