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Kenya confirmed a third Ebola case on October 17, 2026, when a 65-year-old woman tested positive while in quarantine, making her a relative of a man who died earlier this month after traveling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A second patient, a 39-year-old man from the same family, remains in stable condition, and health officials report no evidence of community transmission as both individuals remain under quarantine and three contacts undergo contact tracing.