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A Rwandan official says his country has closed its border with Congo because of the deadly Ebola outbreak.

The state minister for foreign affairs, Olivier Nduhungirehe, confirmed the border closure to the Associated Press on Thursday.

The closure comes after a man died of Ebola in Congo’s major city of Goma, which is on the Rwandan border. He was the second confirmed Ebola case in Goma.

The World Health Organization, which declared this yearlong Ebola outbreak a global health emergency last month, has recommended against travel restrictions.

It also says the risk of regional spread is “very high.”

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