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Kenya's third Ebola case is a 65-year-old woman in quarantine

The sixty-five-year-old woman is in quarantine with the Bundibugyo strain, and Kenyan officials say they have found no signs of community transmission so far.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on BBN Tonight
Published 8:53 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026
Updated 1:22 AM ET · aired 3 times

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First reported by Al Jazeera: “Kenya records third Ebola case, linked to first patient who died”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 8:53 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger; aired 3 times.
Topics: Ebola.
BBN covered this story before: Kenya Ebola Case Prompts Questions; Maduro Pleads Not Guilty (October 15).

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Al JazeeraKenya records third Ebola case, linked to first patient who died

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Nairobi tonight, Kenya's health ministry says a sixty-five-year-old woman is in quarantine with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, the country's third confirmed case.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAl Jazeera reports she is linked to the first patient, who died. Officials say there are no signs of community transmission so far.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat does a link to the first patient mean for the people around her, Gloria?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt means contact tracing, Hank. Health workers find everyone she has been near and watch them for symptoms.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBundibugyo is a rarer strain than the one most people know, and officials in the region will be watching closely.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the thing to watch is whether any new cases appear outside that circle.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYes. A fourth case with no known link would change the picture.

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