France reports Ebola case in doctor returning from humanitarian mission in Congo
Health authorities isolated the doctor on arrival and began tracing contacts, saying the risk to the wider European public remains low.
- On Wednesday, the French health ministry confirmed a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo tested positive for Ebola, marking France's first case during the current outbreak.
- The DRC is facing its largest Ebola outbreak, with nearly 781 infected and 267 dead; the World Health Organisation confirmed the rare Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine or treatment available.
- Oxfam fieldwork reports 70 health facilities in the DRC were destroyed by conflict, leaving just 0.2 doctors per 1,000 people, while in Mongbwalo, only two in 10 residents have access to clean water.
- Health authorities are tracing individuals who may have contacted the patient, while officials emphasized that the general risk for Europe remains low despite the isolation protocols in place.
- Experts revealed last week that the 'first line of defence' against the deadly Ebola strain has collapsed, as contact tracing coverage is just 43% and violence continues displacing millions across the region.
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Five passengers were isolated for 21 days after the travel of the contaminated doctor, whose viral load is low and the condition considered stable. ...
First Ebola Case In France CONFIRMED
France has just confirmed its first Ebola case. The patient is a doctor who had returned from a mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). The health ministry said the patient has a “very low” viral load and that contacts are “currently being identified”. The organization “confirms today the identification of a first positive case of Ebola virus disease on national territory”, said a statement. This is the first time Ebola has ever …
French health authorities announced on Wednesday the first confirmed case of Ebola in the country during the current outbreak, in a doctor who recently returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ebola Case in France Sparks Caution, Not Alarm
The WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reassures the public after a French doctor contracted Ebola post-mission in Congo, emphasizing that global risk remains low. Historically, fewer than 30 Ebola cases have been recorded outside Africa in the last 50 years, advising against panic in France or Europe.
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