DR Congo tests over 300 passengers after suspected Ebola death on boat
The headline, as it mutated - 3 wordings
- 6 Aug, 16:47Congo isolates 200 river boat passengers as Ebola response intensifies1 outlet
- 7 Aug, 13:33Seven passengers on boat intercepted near Kinshasa test negative for Ebola2 outlets
- 9 Aug, 12:00No Ebola cases found on quarantined river boat, Congo authorities say2 outlets
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Thu, 6 August 2026
2 reports- africanews.com16:47first to report
The Democratic Republic of Congo has tested and isolated about 200 passengers from a river boat intercepted in Kinshasa after a traveller died of suspected Ebola. Africa CDC says the move is aimed at containing the outbreak as authorities weigh broader vaccination efforts.
- South China Morning Post18:30
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...
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- internazionale.it13:33
Aug 7 (Reuters) - Congolese health authorities said on Friday that seven passengers travelling on a river boat intercepted near Kinshasa had tested negative for Ebola, ea… Leggi
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- dunyanews.tv8 Aug, 08:30their copy
Sun, 9 August 2026
2 reports- abcnews.com12:00
All passengers on a quarantined river boat near Kinshasa have tested negative for Ebola, authorities say
- winnipegfreepress.com12:00
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — No cases of Ebola have been detected among passengers on a river boat that was placed in quarantine near Kinshasa, health authorities have said.