France reports first Congo outbreak linked Ebola case
Key takeaways
- France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The case comes as health authorities monitor a worsening outbreak that has infected more than 1,000 people in the central African country.
- The patient is a humanitarian aid doctor who recently returned from Congo, according to the French Health Ministry.
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France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The infection comes weeks after European health authorities said there were no active Ebola cases in the EU.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fygv The current strain is less lethal but potentially more dangerous because of a lack of treatments Image: Frederick Murphy/CDC/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement France on Wednesday confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first to be diagnosed outside the African continent.
The case comes as health authorities monitor a worsening outbreak that has infected more than 1,000 people in the central African country.