The number of Ebola cases in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma is now up to four.
Authorities said the latest case is the wife of a miner who died from the virus earlier this week and who only sought treatment more than a week after starting to show symptoms.
“This time the individual concerned spent time with his family and spent time [being] very symptomatic within the community. So, we did expect further cases and we are seeing further cases,” said Margaret Harris, a spokeswoman for the World Health Organization (WHO).
One of the couple’s daughters has also tested positive for Ebola though the government said on Friday two others were negative in preliminary checks. More than 200 people who came into contact with the man have been tracked and 160 of them vaccinated.
More than 1,800 people in other parts of Democratic Republic of Congo have died since the outbreak a year ago, making it the second-worst on record.
Two people have died in Uganda, which also borders Congo, but no registered cases have occurred in Rwanda.
Tucked in a hilly country at the foot of an active volcano, Goma with a million people population lies just 7 km (4.5 miles) from Rwanda’s main border town of Gisenyi.
