France Reports First Ebola Case From Congo Outbreak
Officials said the patient was isolated on arrival as the World Health Organization reported more than 1,000 cases in Congo's outbreak.
- On Wednesday, French officials identified the country's first case of Ebola in a doctor who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the first infection outside Africa linked to the current outbreak.
- A major Ebola outbreak involving the rare Bundibugyo strain is ravaging the DRC, having infected more than 1,000 people and killed 267 within the first month—the largest case count for any outbreak in its opening month, according to the World Health Organisation.
- Authorities initiated precautionary measures including immediate patient isolation upon arrival to prevent contamination; investigators are identifying potential contacts who must self-isolate for 21 days.
- Health officials assessed infection risk as "very low for the general European population," the Ministry of Health said, while sources indicate the Prime Minister is monitoring the situation "very closely."
- Public health experts believe global spread risk remains low because Ebola is less contagious than many infectious diseases; the World Health Organization activated an emergency Coordination Cell in May to enhance Member States' preparedness.
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More than a month into DR Congo Ebola outbreak, doctors warn 'this epidemic will last'
While France confirmed its first case of Ebola, reports of people successfully treated for the condition are also emerging from Mongbwalu, the epicentre of the epidemic in the eastern part of the DRC. Although successful treatments are sparking hope among teams on the ground, health professionals remain fearful about the continued progression of cases.
The infected doctor had been sent by the French NGO Alima to Ituri, a province in the eastern Congolese region that was the focus of the epidemic, to participate in the health response against the virus.
European Country Reports First Ebola Case – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Danielle
France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). French officials said a doctor who had traveled to the country tested positive for the pathogen. The doctor recently returned from the DRC and has been transferred to a specialist hospital. “The confirmation of an Ebola case in France linked to response work in the DRC is a reminder that strong surveillance, rapid reporting, and intern…
The French health authorities have ordered the isolation of five passengers who shared flight between Kinshasa (RD Congo) and France with the doctor diagnosed with Ebola, as confirmed by the Minister of Health, Stéphanie Rist.
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