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UK to evacuate first Briton infected in Congo Ebola outbreak
Original: UK prepares to fly home first British Ebola patient infected during latest Congo outbreak
The UK is preparing to fly home the first British citizen to have contracted Ebola during the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The patient is set to be repatriated for treatment in the UK. Details about their condition and the circumstances of the infection have not been confirmed, and the news has drawn attention because it marks the first known UK case linked to this outbreak.
Why now: The repatriation of a British Ebola patient raises public concern about the outbreak spreading beyond Congo.
United KingdomDemocratic Republic of CongoEbola
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- UK prepares to fly home first British Ebola patient infected during latest Congo outbreak · Business Insider Africa
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