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

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

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…

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