France reports first Ebola case after doctor returning from DR Congo tests positive

French health ministry says patient’s contacts are being traced and that risk to European public is very low The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in France, the country’s health ministry has said, in a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission to an area affected by the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The patient was transferred to a specialist facility and was in a stable condition, the ministry said in a statement .

More than 260 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are known to have died during the current outbreak.

The patient is in isolation, following strict biosafety protocols to prevent risk of spread in France.