This archive report was first published on 3 August 2019.
Published on August 3, 2019, a fourth case of Ebola has been confirmed in the eastern Congo city of Goma, a city of over 1 million people.
The new case is the wife of a man who died of the virus earlier this week, who only sought treatment over a week after showing symptoms, raising concerns he may have infected more people in Goma.
Their daughter also tested positive for Ebola, and nearly 200 contacts of the man have been tracked, with 160 of them vaccinated.
Increased health screenings at the border with Rwanda caused traffic slowdowns, with Rwandan Health Minister Diane Gashumba stating that the border was briefly shut after the new cases emerged.
The outbreak has killed over 1,800 people in Congo since it was declared one year ago, making it the second-worst on record.
