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- Democratic Republic of the Congo health authorities intercepted a river boat near Kinshasa for Ebola screening.
- Health officials temperature-checked over 300 passengers and collected blood from four symptomatic travelers, with results pending.
- Seven passengers with malaria-like symptoms tested negative for Ebola, said Jean-Jacques Muyembe of the National Institute for Biomedical Research.
- Health Minister Roger Kamba reported no positives.
- Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said vaccine and remdesivir use will expand.
