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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
James C. Reynolds

France reports first Ebola case in doctor returning from Congo

A doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in Congo has tested positive for Ebola in France, the country's first case of the virus during the current outbreak, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

The patient is being isolated and authorities are contact tracing, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the risk for the general European population was low.

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