DR Congo Tests Passengers After Suspected Ebola Death on River Boat
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are testing over 200 passengers on a river boat near Kinshasa after a suspected Ebola case and multiple deaths were reported. The boat has been placed under quarantine as a precautionary measure.
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DR Congo river boat under quarantine for Ebola after five deaths
The health minister says all the passengers are being screened as a precautionary measure.
Read full article →DR Congo tests over 300 passengers after suspected Ebola death on boat
Congolese health authorities were screening more than 300 people travelling on a river boat intercepted near Kinshasa on Thursday after the death of a passenger suspected of having Ebola raised concerns the virus may have spread on board, officials said. Authorities deployed a mobile laboratory to the vessel after it was stopped in Maluku, around 65km (40 miles) upstream from the capital on Wednesday. The secretary general of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s health ministry, Body Ilonga...
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Read full article →DR Congo begins Ebola and cholera screening for 255 passengers after Congo River boat incident
Congolese authorities are carrying out Ebola and cholera screening for all 255 passengers aboard a boat intercepted on the Congo River.
By Deborah Okailey Quarcoo
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