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-Tita Onyebuchi, Nze >Abuja<

EBOLA SPREAD: Tension has heightened in Kenya as health authorities confirm 7cases of Ebola after it recorded 2cases about two weeks ago. 

Investigatorsnews sources say, the deadly Ebola virus seemed to be relaunching its grips back in the African countries of DRC, Uganda and Kenya which share common borders.

Kenya confirmed its first imported case years after, on October 6, 2026, involving a traveler from the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, through Uganda. The reports say the patient died with a small number of close contacts, the contacts have been placed under quarantine.

New cases of Ebola disease was earlier recorded in Uganda prompting authorities in the country to impose close monitoring and strict border coordination.

General investigations reveal that, as of mid-October 2026, over 9,000 confirmed cases have been recorded in the DRC with more than 4,300 deaths, making fatality rate to be hovering around 48%.

In the mist of the dangerous developments, World Health Organization has however advised against total border closures to prevent movements into unmonitored informal crossings. 

Observers have advised Nigerian government to place health authorities on red alert at the land, water and air boarders, including all the country's health institutions in order to forestall any possible incursion or outbreak. END

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