Ebola surveillance and care in Kenya

This dossier follows Ebola cases in Kenya, contact monitoring and care decisions. Case totals and clinical assessments remain attributed to health authorities.

Last updated : 30 October 20262 key moments

Saudi flag, September 2022. Archive illustration; no health screening is depicted. — Meshari Alawfi / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — 22 septembre 2022, taille réduite.

Where things stand

On 30 October 2026, Saudi Arabia announced restrictions on travel to Kenya and entry by people who had recently stayed there, as an Ebola precaution. These sources provide no updated Kenyan case total or end date.

30 October 2026Reported information

Ebola: Saudi Arabia announces travel restrictions involving Kenya

Saudi Arabia announced on 30 October 2026 that it was suspending its citizens’ travel to Kenya, alongside visas and entry for travellers arriving from the country, as part of precautionary measures against Ebola.

Saudi flag, September 2022. Archive illustration; no health screening is depicted. — Meshari Alawfi / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — 22 septembre 2022, taille réduite.

According to the measures reported by Saudi Gazette and Okaz, the entry ban also covers people arriving through a third country who stayed in Kenya or another outbreak-affected country during the preceding 21 days. Recent travel history, rather than only the last departure airport, therefore determines its scope.

Authorities describe the decision as following an assessment of epidemiological risk. It does not announce cases in Saudi Arabia. The reports consulted do not specify an end date.

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26 October 2026Reported information

Kenya: twenty Ebola contacts leave quarantine

Kenya announced on 26 October 2026 that twenty people monitored after exposure to Ebola had left quarantine. They completed 21 days of monitoring without symptoms, according to health director-general Patrick Amoth.

Nairobi, 22 March 2013. Archive geographic illustration; this photograph does not show people monitored for Ebola. — Stephenwanjau / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — sans modification, archives du 22 mars 2013

Another 98 contacts remain in quarantine. Their release is due to begin in phases on 3 November, depending on individual assessments, the health ministry says.

The reported total remains nine confirmed cases, including two deaths; the seven surviving patients are described as stable. This first release does not mark the end of the outbreak: health surveillance continues, and officials urge communities to welcome those returning without stigma.

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