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Namibia: South Africa border officials on alert as Ebola outbreak expands – News

Namibia: South Africa border officials on alert as Ebola outbreak expands – News

Africa Links 24 with Emily Ndadi
Published on 2026-06-07 10:02:52

As a deadly Ebola outbreak continues to spread across parts of Central Africa, South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) says it has intensified screening and surveillance measures at ports of entry to prevent the virus from entering the country.

The outbreak has claimed at least 61 lives and resulted in 359 cases, with the vast majority concentrated in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

As health authorities work to contain transmission and communities grapple with fear,…

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