The arrival of Ebola in Mbandaka poses a risk beyond the city’s own population. Mbandaka sits on the Congo River, a highway for the movement of people and goods to the capital, Kinshasa, and a border with the Republic of Congo. Around 60 international health experts have been deployed to Congo, and another 40 are due in a matter of days, Dr. Salama said. To date they have identified more than 400 contacts, Dr. Salama said. The World Health Organization shipped 4,000 doses of a newly developed Ebola vaccine to Kinshasa on Wednesday, and vaccination could start on Monday, Dr. Salama said.

Source: New York Times May 17, 2018 15:16 UTC