# Kenya reports second Ebola death as outbreak remains confined to one cluster

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/woman-65-becomes-second-patient-to-die-of-ebola-in-kenya/
- Published: 2026-10-24T09:46:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T10:02:16+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6x2355448eyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Africa, Culture, Travel, World

## Key points

- Kenya has recorded its second Ebola death.
- Seven patients remain in treatment.
- Officials report no evidence of community spread.

## Summary

Kenya has reported its second Ebola death during its first outbreak, after a 65-year-old woman died while in quarantine. She was a close relative of the first victim, and officials say all known cases belong to one cluster, with no evidence of spread in the wider community.

Seven people were receiving treatment at two isolation facilities: three relatives of the first victim, three health workers and a hospital cleaner. The first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo, died in Nairobi on 5 October after becoming ill in September. Kenya has tightened screening for arrivals from 10 countries it considers high risk, while neighbouring states are also on alert; the outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo strain, for which no approved vaccine or treatment is available.

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