The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted a Level 1 travel health notice on Oct. 19 after Kenya's Ministry of Health confirmed an imported case of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, plus other linked cases, in Nairobi¹.

Level 1 is the CDC's lowest travel-health tier and means travelers should practice usual precautions, not avoid or postpone trips¹. The agency said Kenyan health authorities are investigating contacts and assessing the risk of further transmission¹.

CDC advice for people traveling to Kenya includes avoiding contact with people who have symptoms of Ebola disease, such as fever, muscle pain and rash, or with their body fluids¹. Anyone who develops fever, headache, muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, or unexplained bleeding or bruising should isolate immediately, not travel, and contact local health authorities or a healthcare facility, calling ahead so the facility can prepare¹.

The CDC describes Bundibugyo virus disease as a rare, potentially deadly viral hemorrhagic fever. It is spread by contact with blood or other body fluids of an infected person or someone who has died of the disease, with contaminated objects, or with infected animals such as bats and nonhuman primates¹. The agency says there are no vaccines or specific treatments approved to prevent or treat it, and that early supportive care improves the chance of survival¹. It notes two previous outbreaks, in Uganda in 2007 and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2012¹.

The notice was created, updated and reviewed on Oct. 19, 2026, according to the CDC page¹. The CDC did not publish a case count or names in the notice¹. Not medical advice.

Sources

1. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionEbola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in KenyaOct 19, 12:00 AM

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