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Medical officers maps up Ebola cases in Central Africa. [Courtesy]
Kenya’s health authorities have placed county governments on heightened alert following a regional Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Ministry of Health has directed counties for urgent preparedness and response measures to prevent possible cross-border transmission.
In an advisory dated May 16, 2026, the Ministry of Health, State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards, Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni Muriuki warned that the outbreak reported in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo poses a significant regional public health risk due to high population movement across East Africa.
