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France confirms first Ebola case

  • France has confirmed Europe’s first Ebola case — a doctor who returned from a humanitarian mission in DR Congo is hospitalised but stable.
  • The outbreak in DR Congo has infected about 1,000 people and killed over 260; neighbouring Uganda has also reported cases.
  • WHO and French authorities say the risk to the wider world is low, while contact-tracing and monitoring of returning aid workers are underway.
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