France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the current outbreak after a doctor tested positive for the deadly virus.
Health officials said the medic had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – which has been the epicentre of the current outbreak – before the positive test.
The patient, who is in mainland France, is said to be in a stable condition but has been isolated to prevent a spread of the virus – caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain – that has killed close to 300 people since May.
Officials maintain that the risk to the
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