France has confirmed the first Ebola infection ever diagnosed on its territory after a doctor returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where health authorities are battling one of the largest outbreaks in the disease’s history.<\/p>\n
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The French Health Ministry announced on Wednesday that the patient had tested positive for Ebola after arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as DRC.<\/p>\n
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According to French authorities, the doctor was isolated immediately upon arrival in France, before the infection was formally confirmed.<\/p>\n
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The patient has since been transferred to a specialist medical facility and remains in stable condition.<\/p>\n
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Health officials said the viral load detected in the patient was low and stressed that the risk to the wider public remains limited.<\/p>\n
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Authorities have begun tracing contacts linked to the case. People identified as close contacts will be monitored and required to isolate for 21 days, in line with established Ebola protocols.<\/p>\n
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Prime Minister S\u00e9bastien Lecornu said the government was following the situation closely.<\/p>\n
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French authorities said this is the first time an Ebola case has been identified within the country itself.<\/p>\n
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A major Ebola virus outbreak continues in eastern Congo.<\/p>\n
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According to figures cited by international health agencies, more than 1,000 confirmed infections and at least 267 deaths have been recorded since the outbreak was officially declared on 15 May.<\/p>\n
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Health experts believe the virus was circulating before the declaration, raising concerns that the true scale of the outbreak could be larger than current figures indicate.<\/p>\n
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The current epidemic is centred in Ituri Province in northeastern Congo and has also spread into neighbouring Uganda.<\/p>\n
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The World Health Organization said the outbreak recorded more confirmed cases during its first month than any previous Ebola outbreak.<\/p>\n
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The virus responsible for the epidemic is the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, a rare variant for which no approved vaccine or treatment currently exists.<\/p>\n
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Scientists and pharmaceutical companies are working on vaccine candidates, but none has yet received regulatory approval.<\/p>\n
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The absence of a licensed vaccine has increased concern among health officials monitoring the outbreak.<\/p>\n
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Despite the spread in Central Africa, French authorities and international experts have stressed that the likelihood of broader transmission in Europe remains low.<\/p>\n
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Ebola spreads through direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person. Individuals do not become contagious until symptoms appear.<\/p>\n
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The incubation period can last up to 21 days.<\/p>\n
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Symptoms typically begin with fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headaches and sore throat. In severe cases, the disease can progress to vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and internal or external bleeding.<\/p>\n
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