{"id":2000116964,"date":"2026-06-24T15:26:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000116964"},"modified":"2026-06-24T15:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:26:20","slug":"first-ebola-case-confirmed-in-france-after-doctor-returns-from-drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/first-ebola-case-confirmed-in-france-after-doctor-returns-from-drc\/","title":{"rendered":"First Ebola case confirmed in France after doctor returns from DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patient, a doctor who recently returned from an Ebola-affected area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), tested positive for the virus, Le Parisien reported, citing the French Ministry of Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The patient was immediately transferred to a specialized medical facility and is currently in stable condition, the ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DRC has reported 1,094 confirmed Ebola cases, including 277 deaths, in the current outbreak declared on May 15, with the World Health Organization registering a record first-month caseload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.igihe.com\/en\/2026\/06\/reuters_6a3ba851-1782294609-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2000116966\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The patient, a doctor who recently returned from an Ebola-affected area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), tested positive for the virus, Le Parisien reported, citing the French Ministry of Health.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France has identified its first confirmed case of Ebola virus disease on its territory, French daily Le Parisien reported on 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