British Man Infected with Ebola to be Flown Back to UK in Medical Evacuation
The Brit will be the fourth European to be medically evacuated after testing positive for the disease (Image: AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)
TL;DR
- A British healthcare worker in the DRC has tested positive for Ebola.
- The individual will be medically evacuated back to the UK for treatment.
- UK Government procedures for such cases have been activated.
- The risk to the UK public from Ebola remains low.
- Healthcare workers face significant risks during Ebola outbreaks.
- The DRC's current Ebola outbreak is the deadliest on record, with over 5,000 deaths and more than 10,300 confirmed cases.
- The Bundibugyo virus causes Ebola, and there are no approved treatments or vaccines.
- Previous Ebola cases in the UK have involved health workers returning from West Africa.