Local Ebola transmission reported in family in Congolese city

The 1-year-old daughter and wife of the man who was announced as having Ebola in the Congolese city of Goma earlier this week now also have the disease. The man died on Wednesday, and the two new cases represent the first instances of transmission in Goma. The news is something that experts have feared since Goma is a transit hub and borders Rwanda. Health workers have begun tracking down others who may have come in contact with this family in order to vaccinate them, officials said, and Rwanda also briefly closed its borders with the DRC. Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the ongoing outbreak, which was recently declared a public health emergency of international concern. The outbreak has since resulted in more than 2,600 cases and 1,700 deaths.