France has confirmed its first Ebola case of the current outbreak after a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo tested positive, with the patient now in isolation.
France just got its first taste of the Ebola outbreak ravaging Congo. A doctor who recently returned from a humanitarian mission in the DRC has tested positive — the country’s first case linked to the current outbreak, The ICIR reports.
The patient is in isolation while officials trace contacts. Authorities insist the risk to wider Europe remains low.
The outbreak, tied to the rare Bundibugyo strain, has infected over 1,000 people in Congo and killed 267. Experts believe it may have spread quietly for months before its official declaration on May 15.
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