刚果民主共和国当局对一艘在刚果河被拦截的河船进行了埃博拉和霍乱筛查[1]。该船名为Yingfeng 2号，由中国公司运营[1]，船上共有255名乘客[1]。当局对这艘船只的关注源于五人死亡事件，其中包括一名下船后在医院死亡的患者、两名成人、一名3岁儿童和一名新生儿[1]。
船只目前被隔离在刚果河Bende Bende港口附近，距金沙萨约65公里处[1]。卫生部长Roger Kamba表示，"目前尚无人检测呈阳性，在21天潜伏期过后很可能所有人都是阴性"[1]。据报道，这艘船从刚果第三大城市基桑加尼出发，约两周前启航，沿河向下游行驶超过1,700公里[1]。
当地疫情形势严峻。刚果民主共和国共报告3,973例确诊病例和1,801人死亡[1]，另有17,000多人在监测中，674名患者接受隔离或治疗[1]。此轮疫情由Bundibugyo品系病毒引起，该品系十多年未现身[1]，目前尚无特效药，但疫苗正在英国进行首次人体试验[1]。
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have placed a Chinese-operated river vessel under quarantine following five deaths aboard, with health officials conducting screening for Ebola and cholera.[1] The Yingfeng 2, carrying 255 passengers, is isolated approximately 65 kilometers upstream from Kinshasa near the Bende Bende port on the Congo River.[1] The five deaths include one passenger who died at a hospital after disembarking, along with two adults, a three-year-old child, and a newborn.[1]
Health Minister Roger Kamba stated that no cases have tested positive thus far, and expressed confidence that after the 21-day incubation period, all passengers would likely test negative.[1] The vessel departed from Kisangani, the country's third-largest city, approximately two weeks ago and has traveled more than 1,700 kilometers downstream.[1] The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which had not been detected for over a decade and has no specific treatment available, though a vaccine is undergoing its first human trials in the United Kingdom.[1]
The broader epidemic has recorded 3,973 confirmed cases with 1,801 deaths, while over 17,000 people are under monitoring, 674 patients are receiving isolation or treatment, and 776 have recovered.[1]