Congo intercepts passenger boat near Kinshasa that carried suspected Ebola case

Congolese health authorities intercepted a boat carrying 200 people to Kinshasa after a passenger who had disembarked earlier died from symptoms consistent with Ebola.

Congolese health authorities have intercepted ​a boat carrying 200 people ​to the capital Kinshasa after ‌a ​passenger who had disembarked earlier died on July 25 after developing symptoms consistent with Ebola, ‌officials said on Thursday. The boat, travelling from the northeastern commercial hub of Kisangani, was intercepted in Maluku, a river port some 65 kilometres (40 miles) from Kinshasa, ‌raising concerns about possible spread of the Ebola outbreak to the capital ‌city of more than 17 million.