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The outbreak is driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, which has no vaccine or specific treatment. At least 267 people in DRC and two in Uganda have died in the outbreak, according to the latest CDC data. More than 1,000 cases have been confirmed in DRC.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The patient in France, who has not been publicly identified, is in stable condition after being \u201cimmediately admitted to a specialized facility\u201d upon their return, the French Health Ministry said in a statement.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            \u201cAll precautionary measures \u2013 specifically patient isolation \u2013 were implemented immediately upon arrival in the country, including a secure hospital transfer to prevent any risk of transmission,\u201d the ministry said. \u201cA thorough epidemiological investigation is underway to identify individuals who may have been in contact with the patient.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3716\">The hidden stakes of the birthright citizenship case: healthcare for babies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n            Any individuals who may have had contact with the patient will undergo a 21-day period of home isolation, during which they will be closely monitored by health authorities.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            The ministry reiterated that European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has assessed the risk of Ebola infection as \u201cvery low for the general European population\u201d and that France has established a monitoring system for French humanitarian workers returning to the country.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Earlier this year, European authorities handled another case of Ebola, as American doctor Peter Stafford contracted the disease while working in DRC, was evacuated and underwent treatment in Germany. Stafford was released from the hospital and returned to the United States earlier in June.\n    <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationtimess.com\/?p=3708\">Young people who say caregivers are distracted by devices feel less secure in their relationships<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A patient in France has tested positive for Ebola after returning from a humanitarian mission in an area where the virus is circulating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3718,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>France reports first Ebola case in patient who returned from humanitarian visit to DRC - 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