# Seven passengers on boat intercepted near Kinshasa test negative for Ebola

https://mins.news/en/item/16220

- Reuters, 2026-08-07 13:40 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/seven-passengers-boat-intercepted-near-kinshasa-test-negative-ebola-2026-08-07/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a75e03d69018900011c3d05

> Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said seven people aboard a river boat stopped near Kinshasa tested negative for Ebola. The results ease fears that the virus could have spread among those on board. Those concerns arose after another passenger died while suspected of having the disease. The testing outcome reduces immediate concern about transmission on the boat.

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