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DRC Quarantines 200 Boat Passengers, All Test Negative

8/10/2026

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DRC health authorities quarantined 200 river-boat passengers near Kinshasa and found all samples negative for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain.
Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said the ill traveler left the boat in Pimu, about 1,000 km from Kinshasa, weeks earlier.
Since May, the outbreak has caused 4,200 cases and over 1,900 deaths, while 60%–70% of new infections occur in people not previously identified as contacts, hampering tracing.

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DRC health authorities quarantined 200 river-boat passengers near Kinshasa and found all samples negative for the Bundibugyo Ebola strain.
Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya said the ill traveler left the boat in Pimu, about 1,000 km from Kinshasa, weeks earlier.
Since May, the outbreak has caused 4,200 cases and over 1,900 deaths, while 60%–70% of new infections occur in people not previously identified as contacts, hampering tracing.