France reports Ebola case in doctor returning from humanitarian mission in Congo
The patient is isolating as contact tracers monitor possible exposure, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the outbreak is the largest on record.
- 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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France records an Ebola case for the first time. According to the authorities, a doctor who had previously been in the Democratic Republic of Congo is affected. There, more than 1,000 infected people have been counted.
The patient, in a stable state, was taken care of in a specialized facility when he arrived on Tuesday on French soil, says the Ministry of Health this Wednesday.
France has confirmed its first Ebola case.
France Confirms Its First Ebola Case Connected to African Outbreak
The first Ebola case in France connected to the ongoing outbreak in Africa has been confirmed, French authorities said on June 24. A male doctor tested positive after returning from a humanitarian mission in Congo, France’s Ministry of Health, Families, Autonomy, and People with Disabilities said in a statement. The doctor was immediately isolated upon arriving in France and was transferred to a secure area in a hospital so as to prevent the spr…
The patient, a doctor returning from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was isolated upon his return.
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