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France reports first case of Ebola after doctor tests positive upon return from Africa

France has confirmed its first case of Ebola after a doctor tested positive after returning from Africa.The doctor, who has now contracted the disease, returned from a humanitarian trip from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They are now being isolated and the authorities are taking measures to contact trace anyone who came into contact with the doctor, the French health ministry has said.The ministry added the risk to the general European population was low. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say This wave of ebola was confirmed by the DRC and Uganda in May. The outbreak has recorded more confirmed cases within its first month than any previous wave of the disease, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. More than 1,000 people have been infected, with 267 dying from the disease so far. The wave involves the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, which has no vaccine or specific treatment. MORE TO FOLLOW... Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter

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France detects first Ebola case outside Africa in current outbreak

The case is the first of the deadly haemorrhagic fever identified outside the African continent during the current outbreak, which has also affected Uganda. The post France detects first Ebola case outside Africa in current outbreak appeared first on Vanguard News.

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BENEDICTION MURHABAZI / AFP via Getty ImagesFrench health authorities have confirmed a case of Ebola in a doctor who recently returned from a humanitarian deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, marking the latest country to detect the deadly virus. The patient has been isolated, and officials are tracing potential contacts. The health ministry said Wednesday that the risk to the wider European public remains low. The case is linked to a rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids or contaminated materials. Symptoms include fever, weakness, vomiting, and diarrhea, and in severe cases can cause internal and external bleeding, including from the eyes. More than 1,000 suspected cases and 267 deaths have been reported during the outbreak, though the vast majority have been confined to the DRC and neighboring Uganda. Suspected cases in Austria and Brazil were later ruled out, while a small number of Americans were infected after traveling to the region. Children have been particularly vulnerable, accounting for 15 percent of confirmed infections but more than a quarter of deaths, according to UNICEF. The United States has imposed travel restrictions on countries affected by the outbreak.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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