https://unitedstatestribune.com/tags/kenya/Recent content in Kenya on United States TribuneHugoen-usFri, 13 Nov 2026 06:09:24 -0500https://unitedstatestribune.com/world/kenya-starts-42-day-ebola-countdown-after-last-patient-discharged/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 06:09:24 -0500https://unitedstatestribune.com/world/kenya-starts-42-day-ebola-countdown-after-last-patient-discharged/<p>Kenya on Thursday began a 42-day countdown to the end of its Ebola outbreak, a day after its last patient left treatment and 11 people were released from quarantine, according to UN News.</p> <p>Authorities will monitor the situation for 42 days before Kenya can formally be declared free of Ebola. The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo species of the virus. Aden Duale, Kenya&rsquo;s Cabinet Secretary for Health, said Wednesday in Nairobi that the country will be declared free of Ebola on Dec. 23, 2026, if no new case is recorded. He said 42 days is twice the longest incubation period of the virus, which is the time between infection and the first signs of illness.</p>