# Congo screens hundreds of boat passengers after suspected Ebola death

https://mins.news/en/video/16221

- Reuters, 2026-08-07 13:23 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZWLtp69Ic

> Congolese health authorities screened more than 300 people traveling on a river boat near Kinshasa. The checks followed the death of a passenger suspected of having Ebola. Officials were concerned that the virus might have spread among people on board.

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