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UK health worker contracts Ebola in DR Congo
Since 16:21 · Eastern DR Congo
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- Patient
- British healthcare worker
- Condition
- Stable
- Location
- DR Congo to UK
- DR Congo outbreak death toll
- More than 5,000
The British patient is due in the UK on Wednesday or Thursday, then moves to a high-risk infectious disease unit, according to an official document seen by Reuters.
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A British healthcare worker in DR Congo has tested positive for Ebola and will be evacuated to the UK, officials confirm. The patient is in stable condition.
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