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France announces first Ebola case

Published: 24 Jun 2026 - 12:37 pm | Last Updated: 24 Jun 2026 - 12:38 pm
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AFP

Paris, France: France on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory, a doctor who had returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The health ministry "confirms today the identification of a first positive case of Ebola virus disease on national territory", it said. Contacted by AFP, the ministry specified that the case was identified in mainland France.