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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France confirms 1st Ebola case in doctor who returned from Congo
France has confirmed its first Ebola case in a doctor who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where an outbreak has killed more than 270 people, according to health officials. The patient is in stable condition. The French Ministry of Health said the doctor had returned from a humanitarian mission in one of the areas where Ebola is circulating in Congo. The patient was immediately placed under care at a specialized hea…
Five people who were on the plane with the physician diagnosed positive with Ebola on his return to France from Kinshasa are considered possible contact cases and have been placed in isolation, said French Minister of Health Stephanie Rist, quoted by AFP on Wednesday evening.
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