The United States has raised its travel warning for Kenya to Level 3, urging Americans to reconsider travel due to surging health risks linked to Ebola.
In an updated advisory issued on Monday, October 19, 2026, the US State Department said the level was changed from Level 2 to Level 3 because of health risks.
“Reconsider travel to Kenya due to risk of health, crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, and traffic safety. Some areas have increased risk,” the advisory read.
The move came a day after Kenya confirmed an additional Ebola case, bringing the national total to eight infections.
All cases belong to a single cluster linked to a Kenyan businessman who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, travelled through Uganda and died in Nairobi on October 5.
The US advisory also warned that medical services in Kenya are limited and often unavailable in rural areas, with facilities lacking sufficient medicine and equipment.
The Ebola strain in Kenya is Bundibugyo, which has no licensed vaccine. Kenya has been on high alert as the larger outbreak in Congo has spread to eight provinces, with more than 9,400 cases.
The CDC has also issued guidance urging travelers to avoid contact with symptomatic persons and their body fluids.
