HEALTHJun 24 · 10:59 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIAssociated Press

French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in patient who worked in Congo

The French health ministry confirmed an Ebola case in a patient returning from Congo, where 1,094 cases and 277 deaths have been reported. The patient is in stable condition, isolated in France, and contact tracing is underway. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, has no known vaccine or treatment.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

Mentioned

French Ministry of HealthorganizationCongoplaceEbola virustopicBundibugyo virustopicCongolese health ministryorganizationPatientpersonregional health agencyorganization

Spot something wrong with this article?Report a problem →

Forward this

Related Signal

Adjacent reporting

HEALTHJun 24 · 10:59 UTC
French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in patient who worked in Congo
HEALTHJun 24 · 11:05 UTC
French health ministry confirms Ebola virus in patient who worked in Congo
HEALTHJun 24 · 10:01 UTC
France reports Ebola case in doctor returning from Congo
HEALTHMay 28 · 11:27 UTC
Suspected Ebola case in Austria: patient returning from Uganda admitted to hospital with possible symptoms of the highly infectious virus with no vaccine
HEALTHJun 1 · 02:04 UTC
Brazil isolates two suspected Ebola cases as Congo outbreak exceeds 1,000 infections
HEALTHMay 20 · 12:28 UTC
US doctor who contracted Ebola in the DRC flown to Germany for treatment