France has confirmed the first case of Ebola in a doctor returning from DR Congo | Story

France has confirmed its first case of Ebola in the country during the outbreak, when a doctor who came from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo tested positive for the virus, French health officials said.

In a words On Wednesday, the French Ministry of Health said that a health worker was working in another area where the virus was spreading.

“The patient is being treated at a leading hospital, following strict safety regulations,” the ministry said. “All precautionary measures, including isolation of the patient, were carried out when he arrived in France, and he was transferred to a hospital in a safe place to avoid any risk,” it said.

Epidemiological studies are underway to identify people who may have had contact with the patient. They will be contacted by health authorities to self-isolate for 21 days, he said.

Since May, the eastern province of Ituri in the DRC has been the epicenter of the Ebola epidemic, which has killed more than 260 people and killed more than 1,000 in the central African country. Cases have also been reported in neighboring Uganda.

On May 17, the World Health Organization (WHO) he announced the spread of “global public health”.

Most previous Ebola outbreaks in the DRC have been caused by the Ebola Zaire virus, but this outbreak is caused by a strain called Bundibugyo, for which there is currently no vaccine or approved treatment.