Tanzania is on alert against the Ebola outbreak. Angola closed its borders.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has NOT advised a travel ban. Even last year when 187 people died, a travel ban was NOT established.
If Congolese's poor were more mobile, and if it was warranted, a travel ban may be prudent. However without good private or public transportation, it is unlikely a sick person could make it to Tanzania's border. About 125 miles away, the Angola border is closer to outbreak area.
During last year's outbreak, one person was officially "under observation" at the Bulape Hospital which is just 20 miles away from Mweka.
Tanzania dispatched health officials to regions bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to contain a suspected Ebola outbreak, officials said.
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