The risks of Ebola cases in the EU is still "very low", the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has said. But it has still urged EU states to boost their preparedness.

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

The global risk from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains low, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

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

France on Wednesday confirmed its first Ebola case as a doctor who recently returned from a humanitarian mission in Congo tested positive. This marked the country's first…