France has confirmed its first Ebola case linked to the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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A doctor returning from a humanitarian mission there has tested positive for the virus. The patient is in isolation and in a stable condition, while authorities are tracing contacts and say the risk to the wider public remains low. The outbreak in Congo has infected more than a thousand people and killed at least 267.
It’s being driven by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, for which there is currently no approved vaccine.
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