DR Congo river boat under quarantine for Ebola after five deaths
Why Uganda is winning the battle against Ebola as virus spreads in DR CongoPublished4 days agoEbola cases have recently been reported there, with at least four deaths. Public health teams remain on standby to act once the boat is secured.The country has been grappling with its 17th Ebola outbreak since 15 May. Official figures show that there have been 3,973 confirmed cases and 1,801 deaths - the second deadliest Ebola outbreak.
- ▪Why Uganda is winning the battle against Ebola as virus spreads in DR CongoPublished4 days agoEbola cases have recently been reported there, with at least four deaths.
- ▪Public health teams remain on standby to act once the boat is secured.The country has been grappling with its 17th Ebola outbreak since 15 May.
- ▪Official figures show that there have been 3,973 confirmed cases and 1,801 deaths - the second deadliest Ebola outbreak.
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DR Congo river boat under quarantine for Ebola after five deathsImage source, ReutersImage caption, The Yingfeng 2 was intercepted on the Congo River before it could reach KinshasaByEmery MakumenoBBC Africa, Reporting fromKinshasaPublished11 minutes agoCongolese authorities are carrying out Ebola and cholera screening for all 255 passengers aboard a boat intercepted on the Congo River.The Yingfeng 2 - operated by a Chinese company - was halted near Bende Bende port, some 65km (40 miles) upstream from the capital, Kinshasa.Health Minister Roger Kamba said screening was being carried out as a precautionary measure after a passenger with fever and diarrhoea, who had got off at an earlier stop, had died in hospital.
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