Ebola spreads in eastern DRC as Kenya confirms imported case

By Prosper Heri Ngorora. Published On 11 Oct 202611 Oct 2026.

What happened

While a fatal imported case in Kenya has underscored the risk of cross-border transmission, beni, Democratic Republic of Congo – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to another health zone in the east.

In practice, the World Health Organization (WHO) remarked in an October 8 update that Alimbongo health zone in North Kivu province had noted cases for the first time. As of October 6, four confirmed cases, including two deaths, had been recorded there.

The bottom line

For now, ebola spreads in eastern DRC as Kenya confirms imported case remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.