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No Ebola cases found on quarantined river boat, Congo authorities say

No Ebola cases found on quarantined river boat, Congo authorities sayWorldPing

More than 200 boat passengers were placed in quarantine on August 6 in the port of Maluku, 65 kilometres (40 miles) from Kinshasa, after one traveller who was previously aboard the boat died with symptoms matching the Ebola virus…

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