Paris, June 25: France has identified and isolated five individuals who may have been infected with the Ebola virus. These individuals were traveling on a flight with a doctor whose virus test returned positive.
French Health Minister Stéphanie Rist stated on Wednesday (local time) that the doctor had worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo before returning to France.
According to the minister, the patient is an experienced doctor returning from a mission, unaware that he had contracted the virus. He showed no symptoms while on the plane but experienced a headache, prompting him to issue an alert for medical attention upon arrival in Paris.
Once the flight landed, he was placed in isolation at a hospital. The minister noted that he will remain there for 21 days, which is the incubation period for the virus.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control estimates that the risk of infection for people living in Europe is very low.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reported 1,118 confirmed cases of Ebola, including 291 deaths. The DRC government has provided updates on the current situation regarding the outbreak.
The DRC’s Ministry of Communication and Media shared information on social media platform X on Wednesday (local time), stating that 122 people have recovered, while 408 patients are currently under care. As of Tuesday, the mortality rate in the outbreak was 26 percent.
According to the update, epidemiological surveillance is active, identifying 138 suspected cases, with a contact follow-up rate of 77.1 percent.
The update also mentioned that the eastern Ituri province remains the center of the outbreak, while there have been no new transmissions in the South Kivu province since May 26. Efforts for surveillance, patient care, and contact tracing continue in the affected areas.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated on Wednesday that the global threat from the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Africa remains low, despite an increase in case numbers in the affected regions.
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