France has recorded its first confirmed case of Ebola virus disease, with health authorities tracing the infection to a doctor who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The French health ministry announced the development on Tuesday, describing it as the first time the highly infectious viral disease has been detected within the country.
According to AFP, the patient was identified shortly after arriving in France from the DRC, where an Ebola outbreak has been ongoing for months.
Health officials said the doctor was isolated immediately upon arrival, before laboratory tests later confirmed the infection.
The ministry said the case was detected in mainland France and stressed that containment measures were activated promptly to prevent any potential spread of the virus.
Sebastien Lecornu, France’s prime minister, said authorities were monitoring the situation “very closely” and working to ensure that all necessary public health
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