The appearance of Ebola in Congo has raised concerns that the virus could spread across the border to Rwanda, which has now sealed its border with Congo.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The daughter of an Ebola patient in the eastern Congo city of Goma has contracted the virus, making her the third case in the city of one million which neighbors Rwanda, the government's Ebola response team said on Thursday.in Congo has raised concerns that the virus could spread across the border to Rwanda, which sealed its border with Congo on Thursday.
Confirmation of the third case in Goma increased fears the virus could take root in the densely populated city, which is more than 220 miles south of where the outbreak was first detected. Theand was already bleeding, authorities said on Wednesday.
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