Kenya Discharges Last Ebola Patient, Begins 42-Day Countdown to Disease-Free Status

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Published: 2026-11-11
Category: health
Source: Reuters

Kenya has discharged its final Ebola patient, initiating a 42-day countdown period before the country can be officially declared free of the disease. Health Minister Aden Duale announced that Kenya had reported nine Ebola cases since early October, with no new infections recorded since October 19.

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