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France announces first Ebola case in Europe since May outbreak
France confirmed an Ebola case on Wednesday, marking the first recorded case in Europe since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in May.
TL;DR
- France confirmed the first Ebola case in Europe since the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The infected individual is a French humanitarian doctor who had been working in the Congo.
- The doctor has been transported to a specialized medical facility equipped for highly contagious diseases.
- France has specialized capabilities for managing highly transmissible infectious diseases with strict biosafety protocols.