India, Oct. 26 -- CARE said on Oct. 23, 2026 that Ebola has crossed two international borders in two weeks, with Nigeria confirming its first case and Kenya reporting nine cases, as confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo continued to rise.
CARE said the outbreak threatens more than public health, citing disrupted economies, strained health systems, interrupted education and lost livelihoods, and said women and girls will bear a disproportionate share of the impacts.
Spread beyond the Democratic Republic of Congo
CARE said Nigeria’s first Ebola case was confirmed on Tuesday, and that nine cases were reported in Kenya over the past two weeks, marking what it described as a significant escalation of an outbreak that has spread ...