DR Congo tests over 300 passengers after suspected Ebola death on boat

Congolese health authorities are screening over 300 passengers on a river boat intercepted near Kinshasa. The screening began after a passenger died on board, with suspicions of Ebola.

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-06 · 18:30 GMTOutlet · Privately owned · Hong Kong SAR ChinaRead · 1 min

DR Congo tests over 300 passengers after suspected Ebola death on boat

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Congolese health authorities are screening over 300 passengers on a river boat intercepted near Kinshasa. The screening began after a passenger died on board, with suspicions of Ebola. The vessel was stopped in Maluku, approximately 65 kilometers upstream from the capital, on Wednesday. A mobile laboratory was deployed to the boat, and all passengers are undergoing temperature checks and clinical screening. This action was taken due to concerns that the virus may have spread among those on board.

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All passengers are undergoing temperature checks and clinical screening.

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A mobile laboratory was deployed to the vessel in Maluku.

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The screening is due to the death of a passenger suspected of having Ebola.

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Congolese health authorities are screening over 300 passengers on a river boat near Kinshasa.

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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 Bompoko, said all passengers were undergoing temperature checks and clinical screening.

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