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French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in doctor who worked in Congo
A positive case of Ebola virus has been identified in France in a doctor traveling back from Congo, the French Ministry of Health said Wednesday.The individual, who has not been identified, returned from a humanitarian mission in one of the virus transmission zones in Congo and was taken into care at a specialized facility in France. The person is in stable condition, the ministry said.The Congolese health ministry said Wednesday there are 1,094 confirmed cases of Ebola, including 277 confirmed deaths. The Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which has no vaccines or treatment, has been the worst ever in terms of case numbers in its first month.Officials admit there could be far more cases they don't know about and the peak of the outbreak, which was declared May 15, could still lie ahead.All precautionary measures, including the patient's isolation, were taken upon their arrival in France, the health ministry said, adding that their transfer to a hospital was carried out under secure conditions to prevent any risk of contamination.An in-depth epidemiological investigation is underway to identify individuals who may have been in contact with the patient, the ministry said, adding that a regional health agency will closely monitor them during a 21-day home isolation.
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Daily Post Nigeria
· Jun 24, 2026
France confirms first case of Ebola virus disease
The French Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that France has confirmed its first case of Ebola Virus The ministry made the confirmation after a doctor had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the ministry, the doctor was immediately admitted to a specialised facility and is in a [] France confirms first case of Ebola virus disease
Proto Thema - English
· Jun 24, 2026
France records first Ebola case as doctor returns from Congo
Health authorities are on high alert after the doctor tested positive for the virus. The patient has been placed in isolation, and contact tracing is under way The post France records first Ebola case as doctor returns from Congo appeared first on ProtoThema English.
Emirates 24/7
· Jun 24, 2026
France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from Congo humanitarian mission
PARIS: A doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the country's first case of the virus during the current outbreak, the health ministry said on Wednesday.The patient is being isolated and authorities are contact tracing, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the risk for the general European population was low.Congo's Ebola outbreak, which has infected more than 1,000 people and killed 267, has had the largest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any episode of the disease, the World Health Organisation has said.
Syrian Arab News Agency
· Jun 24, 2026
France confirms first Ebola case in healthcare worker returning from DR Congo
Paris, June 24 (SANA) France has confirmed its first case of Ebola virus disease after a physician returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where a major outbreak is ongoing, the French Health Ministry said on Wednesday. AFP quoted the ministry as saying that “a confirmed case of Ebola has been recorded on French []
The Independent
· Jul 11, 2026
US citizen tests positive for Ebola as officials work to figure out treatment plan
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Libya Update News
· Jun 25, 2026
France reports first Ebola case and imposes strict isolation and containment measures
Paris – France has reported its first case of Ebola, confirming the infection in a doctor who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak is ongoing, according to Agence France-Presse. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said he is closely monitoring the situation, according to a statement from his office. The French Health... Read more Source The post France reports first Ebola case and imposes strict isolation and containment measures appeared first on Libya Update News.
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