The case is the first of the deadly haemorrhagic fever identified outside the African continent during the current outbreak, which has also affected Uganda.

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

It’s the first case outside of Africa amid an Ebola outbreak officials have warned could quickly become the worst on record.

Congo said the number of confirmed cases of Ebola had risen to 1,094 by Tuesday