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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782296017424Ebola_virus_purple.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The virus that causes Ebola. <em>CDC website</em></span></span></span></div><p>France on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory, a doctor back from the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2026/6/23/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-tops-1-000-cases-kills-254-1452">Democratic Republic of Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak.</a></p><p>The case is the first of the deadly haemorrhagic fever identified outside the African continent during the current outbreak, which has also affected Uganda.</p><p>It&#x27;s also the first time Ebola has been detected in France.</p><p>In 2014, during a major outbreak in West Africa, two patients were transported to France, but they had been diagnosed abroad.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2026/5/20/latest-ebola-outbreak-tough-to-tackle-0926">Why latest Ebola outbreak is tough to tackle </a></div><p>The health ministry &quot;confirms today the identification of a first positive case of Ebola virus disease on national territory&quot;, said a statement.</p><p>Contacted by AFP, the ministry specified that the case had been identified in mainland France.</p><p>The doctor was isolated on arrival in France, even before the disease was officially identified, the ministry added.</p><p>Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu is monitoring the situation &quot;very closely&quot;, his office said.</p><p>The DRC&#x27;s 17th Ebola outbreak was declared on May 15 after several unexplained deaths in the mineral-rich but volatile eastern Ituri province.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2026/6/23/dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-tops-1-000-cases-kills-254-1452">DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254 </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2026/5/31/who-chief-visits-epicentre-of-ebola-outbreak-in-dr-congo-2335">WHO chief visits epicenter of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo</a></div><p>The Bundibugyo strain of the virus that has caused the outbreak currently has no approved vaccine or treatment.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2026/5/19/who-chief-says-deeply-concerned-by-scale-and-speed-of-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-1728">WHO worried about &#x27;scale and speed&#x27; of deadly Ebola outbreak </a></div><p>Public health experts estimate that the risk of the outbreak spreading worldwide remains low, due to the relatively low contagiousness of the Ebola virus.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/6/18/historic-world-cup-goal-brings-rare-joy-to-dr-congo-ebola-epicenter-1347">Historic World Cup goal brings rare joy to DR Congo Ebola epicenter </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2026/5/27/dread-and-denial-at-heart-of-deadly-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak-1157">Dread and denial at heart of deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak </a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/health-science/2026/5/18/ph-on-alert-and-ready-as-who-declares-public-health-emergency-on-ebola-1531">PH on alert and ready as WHO declares public health emergency on ebola </a></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lGwq5StcI2k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div>

<p>France on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory, a doctor back from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak.</p>

France on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory, a doctor back from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak.

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France detects first Ebola case outside Africa in current outbreak

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Published June 24, 2026 06:15 PM PHT

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