Jean Kaseya
ON THE RECORD · 6 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I have to make it clear - we don't have diagnostics to test for Ebola. It's just about temperature,”
Jean Kaseya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-07
Kaseya clarified that there were no diagnostics to test for Ebola at border points and screening relied only on temperature checks.
“It means the regional approach is more important today to stop this outbreak.”
Jean Kaseya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-07
Kaseya emphasised that a regional approach was needed to stop the Ebola outbreak.
“What are symptoms he was presenting? Why was he not detected?”
Jean Kaseya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-07
Jean Kaseya questioned why the patient's symptoms were not detected during his journey from DR Congo to Kenya.
“We know that he left Buta, a city in [northern] DR Congo, to drive to Kisangani. And from Kisangani, he took a flight to Beni. From Beni, he drove to Uganda. And from Uganda, he took a flight to Nairobi,”
Jean Kaseya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-07
Jean Kaseya told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme how the Ebola patient travelled from DR Congo through multiple cities before reaching Kenya without being detected.
“but it is not the case for all other countries”
Jean Kaseya · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-07
Kaseya said Kenya was well prepared to receive the case but that the same was not true for all other countries in the region.
“If we do not stop this outbreak, it will last more than a year and will be the largest in the world,”
Jean Kaseya · said 2026-08-13 · reported 2026-08-13
Kaseya warned that the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo could last more than a year and become the largest in the world if not stopped.