Kenya Ebola cases rise; Ghana yellow fever added to watch
Kenya's Ebola outbreak link sharpened the Bundibugyo picture: multiple outlets citing Kenya's Ministry of Health said four new cases brought Kenya to 7 confirmed cases, 1 death and 128 contacts under observation, while DRC reports described vaccination starting in Beni. Cholera also had a fresh Yemen report citing +3 confirmed cases, and yellow fever in Ghana's Upper West Region was added to monitoring.
The largest gap remains Ebola reporting. WHO's last directly retrieved Kenya account still described 1 imported confirmed case and 1 death, while media citing Kenya's health ministry report up to 7 confirmed cases, 1 death and about 128 contacts, unverified. For cholera, no current official global total has been published here, while media report 494509 confirmed cases and 4672 deaths, unverified.
Watch for a newer WHO or national Ebola update reconciling DRC, Uganda and Kenya counts, and for a direct Ghana bulletin on yellow fever. High-attention records remain cholera, Ebola Bundibugyo, filoviruses, measles, diphtheria, H5N1, AMR and respiratory season; elevated watches include dengue, mpox, polio, MERS, chikungunya, Lassa fever and yellow fever.
- Cholera Attention: high up
Cholera remains active in multiple regions. A Yemen report citing the World Health Organization said there were +3 confirmed cases, but no current official global cholera total has been published in the sources retrieved here.- Why Yemen fight to retake Sanaa mirrors Syria liberation of Damascus jpost.com · 17 Oct 2026
- Cholera - Angola WHO · 28 Mar 2025
- Diphtheria outbreak in sub-Saharan Africa high steady
Diphtheria in sub-Saharan Africa remains a high-attention regional outbreak, but no usable outbreak update was retrieved in the last 24 hours. Current 2026 totals in this record remain disputed because directly retrieved regional bulletins with up-to-date figures were not available here.- Diphtheria - African Region (AFRO) WHO · 21 Nov 2025
- An Update of Diphtheria Outbreak in Nigeria apify:google · 11 Oct 2026
- Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda high up
Multiple outlets citing Kenya's Ministry of Health said four new Ebola cases brought Kenya to 7 confirmed cases, with 1 death and 128 contacts under observation, in the outbreak linked to DRC and Uganda. Separate DRC reports said Ervebo vaccination started in Beni and cited higher national totals than WHO's last retrieved update.- Number of Ebola cases in Kenya rises to seven TASS (EN) · 17 Oct 2026
- Kenya confirms four more Ebola cases, bringing total to seven Al Jazeera Africa · 17 Oct 2026
- North Kivu: Beni launches Ebola vaccination with Ervebo vaccine Actualite.cd · 17 Oct 2026
- Ebola in Kenya high up
Kenya's health ministry was quoted saying four new Ebola cases brought the country's total to 7 confirmed cases, with 1 death and 128 contacts under observation. Another same-day report still cited 3 confirmed cases, showing reporting lag across outlets.- Kenya confirms four new Ebola cases as government says public risk remains low Citizen Digital · 17 Oct 2026
- KMPDU protests exclusion from Ebola response measures Citizen Digital · 17 Oct 2026
- Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo WHO · 8 Oct 2026
- Filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg) Attention: high up
No verified new Marburg event was retrieved in the last 24 hours. The filovirus picture is still being driven by the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in DRC and linked Kenyan cases, while WHO's latest retrieved update remains older than newer press reports.- Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo WHO · 8 Oct 2026
- Marburg virus disease- Ethiopia WHO · 26 Jan 2026
- Measles resurgence Attention: high steady
Global measles activity remains a high-attention issue, but the overall resurgence record did not materially change in the last 24 hours. New coverage highlighted Bangladesh's earlier outbreak and a Pennsylvania outbreak, while PAHO's regional warning in the Americas remains the clearest current official benchmark.- Bangladesh is battling measles. It’s a ‘real warning’ to other nations Arab News · 17 Oct 2026
- CDC to send ‘disease detective’ to help tackle Pennsylvania measles outbreak The Guardian – Society/Health · 17 Oct 2026
- PAHO assesses risk of measles spread as very high ahead of religious mass gatherings in the Americas PAHO news · 9 Oct 2026
- Antimicrobial resistance Attention: high steady
No new antimicrobial-resistance outbreak report was retrieved in the last 24 hours. AMR remains a global threat, and the main official benchmark in this session still stresses incomplete surveillance and likely underdetection. - Avian influenza H5N1 Attention: high steady
No new human H5N1 event was retrieved in the last 24 hours. WHO's latest retrieved assessment still says risk to the general population is low, with concern centered on animal outbreaks and occasional spillover.- Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - Cambodia WHO · 5 Jul 2025
- Diphtheria outbreak in South Africa high steady
South Africa's diphtheria outbreak remains under monitoring within the wider regional resurgence. No new South Africa-specific update was retrieved in the last 24 hours.- Diphtheria - African Region (AFRO) WHO · 21 Nov 2025
- Diphtheria-Nigeria WHO · 27 Apr 2023
- Respiratory season (influenza, COVID-19, RSV) Attention: high steady
No major official shift was retrieved for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV in the last 24 hours. The latest official signal available here remains early seasonal increases with low or baseline levels in the United Kingdom.- Flu levels low at start of season but higher than previous 4 years UK Health Security Agency · 8 Oct 2026
- Seasonal influenza - Global situation WHO · 10 Dec 2025
- Dengue Attention: elevated steady
The global dengue picture was unchanged in the last 24 hours, though one new report described 269 confirmed cases in Pará from a research study. WHO's latest retrieved global dengue assessment in this session remains older than current country reporting.- Dengue among Indigenous People in Pará Exposes Inequalities in Health Access and Failures in Epidemiological Surveillance portalarcha.com.br · 17 Oct 2026
- Dengue - Global situation WHO · 30 May 2024
- Lassa fever in Nigeria elevated steady
No usable Lassa fever update was retrieved in the last 24 hours. Nigeria remains under monitoring, but current totals in this record are still media-attributed and not matched here by a directly retrieved October official bulletin.- Lassa Fever - Nigeria WHO · 14 Feb 2022
- Lassa fever kills 268, spreads to 119 local governments in 24 Nigerian states news:lassa-ng-2026 · 13 Oct 2026
- Mpox (clades I and II) Attention: elevated steady
No sharp global mpox shift was identified in the last 24 hours. A social post said WHO experts backed targeted mpox vaccination, while the broader picture remains one of continued surveillance after the PHEIC ended. - Yellow fever in Upper West Region, Ghana elevated new
Yellow fever in Ghana's Upper West Region has been added to monitoring. Media reports citing Ghanaian health authorities are broadly aligned on 3 confirmed cases and 3 deaths, but no direct official bulletin with current totals was retrieved here.- GHS begins Yellow Fever vaccination campaign in three Upper West districts news:yellow-fever-gh-2026 · 15 Oct 2026
- 450 suspected yellow fever cases recorded across Ghana since June – Health Minister news:yellow-fever-gh-2026 · 7 Oct 2026
- Yellow fever - Global WHO · 24 Jun 2026
- Chikungunya in France elevated steady
Metropolitan France's chikungunya outbreak remains active, with no new update retrieved in the last 24 hours. The latest official bulletin available here reported 22 autochthonous episodes totaling 162 cases as of 2026-10-12.- Chikungunya, dengue, Zika and West Nile in Metropolitan France. Enhanced surveillance bulletin of 14 October 2026. dyn:chikungunya-fr-2026:santepubliquefrance-fr · 14 Oct 2026
- Chikungunya outbreak, Nicaragua elevated steady
No new Nicaragua update was retrieved in the last 24 hours. The clearest directly retrieved official source still confirms an outbreak but gives no case count, while media totals remain disputed.- Chikungunya in Nicaragua - Level 2 apify:google · 9 Oct 2026
- Nicaraguan Health Ministry Conceals Chikungunya Outbreak apify:google · 13 Oct 2026
- MERS in Saudi Arabia elevated steady
No new MERS report was retrieved in the last 24 hours. WHO's latest update says Saudi Arabia reported 8 laboratory-confirmed infections and 1 death between 2026-01-01 and 2026-10-05.- Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia WHO · 15 Oct 2026
- Poliovirus (wild and vaccine-derived) Attention: elevated steady
No new official polio detection was added in the last 24 hours. WHO continues to treat international spread of poliovirus as a serious issue under the long-running emergency framework.- Poliomyelitis (polio) WHO
- Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1- Israel WHO · 20 Aug 2025
- Yellow fever in Colombia elevated steady
Colombia remains under yellow fever watch, but no new Colombia-specific official bulletin was retrieved in the last 24 hours. Current 2026 totals in this record remain media-attributed and unresolved.- Yellow fever - Global WHO · 24 Jun 2026
- Yellow Fever in Colombia - Level 2 apify:google · 10 Oct 2026
- Measles in Bangladesh low new
Bangladesh's 2026 measles outbreak has been added as a closed historical record. WHO described sustained nationwide transmission earlier in the year, but no new official Bangladesh update was retrieved in the last 24 hours.- Measles - Bangladesh WHO · 23 Apr 2026