France has confirmed its first case of Ebola — France24
The French Ministry of Health has officially confirmed the first case of infection with the dangerous Ebola virus in the country.
The disease was detected in a doctor who recently returned home after completing a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The country’s health authorities responded promptly to the threat of the infection spreading and have taken all necessary safety measures.
Currently, the infected patient is in strict isolation at a specialized facility, and health officials are carefully tracking his potential contacts.
The agency clarified that the case was detected in mainland France.
Despite the detection of the dangerous pathogen in a European country, epidemiologists are urging citizens to avoid panic.
Experts assess the risk of a large-scale outbreak of the disease outside the African continent as minimal. The ministry added that the risk to the European population as a whole is low.
This was reported by France24, citing an official statement from the relevant French agency.
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