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Kenya: What Is Bundibugyo Ebola? the Strain Behind Kenya's First Case

Published by AllAfrica 6 October 2026 at 18:13
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Kenya: What Is Bundibugyo Ebola? the Strain Behind Kenya's First Case
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What the report says

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ebola strain detected in Kenya is not the same species that caused the devastating 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic, although both belong to the same virus genus.

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