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British healthcare worker with Ebola to be evacuated from DRC to UK, document shows
British authorities said the patient is stable and expects arrival this week, with no serious public health impact anticipated.
- On Wednesday, a British healthcare worker infected with Ebola began medical evacuation from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Britain for specialist treatment, expected to arrive by Thursday in stable condition.
- Sent to the DRC by a humanitarian organization, the unidentified patient contracted the virus while working, marking the first British national infected in the current outbreak.
- Records show only four imported Ebola cases in Britain since 1976, according to the UK Health Security Agency, while Switzerland evacuated a patient from Nigeria last month and France reported a case in June.
- Upon arrival, the patient will transfer to a high-consequence infectious disease unit via specialized ambulance; British authorities anticipate no disruption to international travel or trade.
- Surpassing 10,000 cases with nearly 5,000 deaths across four African countries, the ongoing outbreak remains severe; the World Health Organization notes the virus is fatal in about half of cases on average.
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This is reportedly the first time that an infection related to the ongoing epidemic has been detected in a British citizen.
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British citizen tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo as outbreak rages in Africa
A British citizen has tested positive for Ebola, the Foreign Office has confirmed. The individual caught the disease while in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is battling the largest-ever outbreak of the deadly contagion. The Foreign Office has insisted that the risk to the UK from Ebola remains low. In the Congo, more than 10,500 confirmed cases and 5,100 deaths have been reported. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say MORE TO FOLLOW Our …
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