Kenya Discharges Last Ebola Patient, Begins 42-Day Countdown to Virus-Free Status
The country starts a 42-day monitoring period after its final patient recovered, pending official declaration of the end of the outbreak.
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First reported by ABC News, 2h 48m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 11 Nov 2026. ABC News published first, on 11 November at 10:04 UTC; BBC News followed 2h 49m later. The most recent article, from Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa, appeared on 12 November at 10:48 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), BBC News, Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- ABC NewsKenya discharges last Ebola patient, beginning countdown to Ebola-free declaration
- BBC NewsKenya discharges last Ebola patient in major milestone towards virus-free status
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraKenya discharges last Ebola patient, awaits disease-free status
- The New York TimesKenya Starts Countdown to End of Ebola Outbreak
- Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan AfricaKenya discharges last Ebola patient, 42-day countdown to 'Ebola-free' begins
Sources
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- Kenya Starts Countdown to End of Ebola Outbreak The New York Times ·
- Kenya discharges last Ebola patient, awaits disease-free status Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Kenya discharges last Ebola patient, beginning countdown to Ebola-free declaration ABC News ·
- Kenya discharges last Ebola patient, 42-day countdown to 'Ebola-free' begins Breaking news from AFRICA, Maghreb and Sub-Saharan Africa
- Kenya discharges last Ebola patient in major milestone towards virus-free status BBC News
In this story
- Kenya
- Aden Duale