France has confirmed its first case of Ebola.

France confirms first Ebola victim – doctor returned for humanitarian mission in Democratic Republic of Congo

The doctor was “immediately admitted to a special facility” and is in a stable condition, the French Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday.

The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola last month, but experts believe the virus had been spreading for weeks.

More than 260 people have been confirmed dead and 1,000 infected with the virus in the central African country.

Although this is the first confirmed case of Ebola in Europe An American doctor who tested positive in the Democratic Republic of Congo was treated in a German hospital last month.

Democratic Republic of Congo’s neighbor, Uganda, has confirmed cases of Ebola. According to the World Health Organization, 20 people have been infected with the virus and two people have died.

In a statement on Wednesday, France’s health ministry stressed that the risk to the public was “very low”.

He added that the authorities are working to trace the people who had contact with the doctor.

Health workers are particularly vulnerable to Ebola, which is transmitted through body fluids.

The current Ebola outbreak was caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which there is currently no vaccine.

France has set up a “dedicated monitoring system” for aid workers returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry said.

According to both the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and US Public Health officials, the current Ebola outbreak is likely to be the largest ever.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, cases are currently located in the eastern provinces of Ituri, South Kivu and North Kivu.

Ituri remains the main transmission center, accounting for more than 90% of confirmed infections.

WHO warns that conflict in eastern DRC is making it harder to deal with the Ebola outbreak. The M23 rebel group controls large areas of North and South Kivu.