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France Confirms First Ebola Case; Congo Outbreak Grows to 1,094 Cases, 277 Deaths

French health officials have confirmed the first positive <span><a href="https://www.healthandme.com/health/ebola">Ebola</a></span> case in a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in Congo.

It is the country's first case of the virus during the current outbreak, and the first in Europe. It is also the first case outside Africa in the 2026 outbreak.

The health ministry "confirms today the identification of a first positive case of Ebola virus disease on national territory", it said.

The patient, identified in mainland France, is being isolated and authorities are conducting contact tracing, the ministry said, adding that the risk to the general European population was low, AFP reported.

<h2>Congo Outbreak Reaches Record First-Month Total</h2>

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The confirmed cases in the <span>Ebola outbreak</span> in the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached the highest total ever recorded during the first month of an outbreak in Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

As of June 22, confirmed Ebola cases in Congo had risen to 1,094 and deaths to 277, according to the DRC Ministry of Health. The WHO raised concerns about the rapid spread of the deadly virus and the challenges facing containment efforts.

“This is the largest number of confirmed cases in the first month of an Ebola disease outbreak in Africa,” said Dr Abdirahman Mahamud, Director, Health Emergency Alert and Response Operations at WHO, during a press briefing in Geneva.

"What is important is we need to scale up and this outbreak is moving faster than us," he told reporters after returning from Bunia last week.

<h2>Signs of Progress Amid Challenges</h2>

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Mahamud also noted signs of hope, highlighting a quick increase in the number of Ebola beds to over 500 in the past fortnight and signs that community resistance and violent resistance to Ebola responders was beginning to abate.

Taking to social media platform X, Dr Tedros shared that “100 patients have recovered so far, which shows that for many, the virus can be stopped with timely health care”.

He also lauded efforts being made to “increase the number of Ebola Treatment Centres and lab and surveillance capacities, to train more health workers on clinical care and infection prevention and control, and to improve the understanding and involvement of communities”.

However, he highlighted the need to do more.

"More treatment centers, more trained health and care workers, more testing, more teams from within communities supporting communities. We need sustained and safe access to reach all affected people”.

<h2>US Supports Experimental Treatment Trials</h2>

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Meanwhile, the US has provided doses of an experimental antibody drug from Mapp Biopharmaceutical for use in clinical trials to fight the widening Ebola outbreak in Congo, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said, a shift from its position of making the drug available only to Americans, Reuters reported.

While the spokesperson declined to comment on the number of doses, it said that the drug is being made available for compassionate use in Congo as well as to advance a clinical trial in the outbreak region.

There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. 

This marks the first time the US government has indicated it plans to directly support clinical trials of the antibody treatment known as MBP134 from San Diego-based Mapp by providing stockpiled doses.

The Mapp drug is expected to be among the first treatments to be tested in the outbreak.

Trials of the Mapp drug and two Gilead Sciences antivirals are due to begin in the coming weeks, according to the WHO and scientists involved in the testing, the report said.

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French health officials have confirmed the first positive Ebola case in a doctor returning from a humanitarian mission in Congo.It is the country's first case of the virus during the current outbreak, and the first in Europe. It is also the first case outside Africa in the 2026 outbreak.The health ministry "confirms today the identification of a first positive case of Ebola virus disease on national territory", it said.The patient, identified in mainland France, is being isolated and authorities are conducting contact tracing, the ministry said, adding that the risk to the general European population was low, AFP reported.Congo Outbreak Reaches Record First-Month TotalAlso read: 'Omega Block' Causing Europe Heatwave; France Worst HitThe confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached the highest total ever recorded during the first month of an outbreak in Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).As of June 22, confirmed Ebola cases in Congo had risen to 1,094 and deaths to 277, according to the DRC Ministry of Health. The WHO raised concerns about the rapid spread of the deadly virus and the challenges facing containment efforts.“This is the largest number of confirmed cases in the first month of an Ebola disease outbreak in Africa,” said Dr Abdirahman Mahamud, Director, Health Emergency Alert and Response Operations at WHO, during a press briefing in Geneva."What is important is we need to scale up and this outbreak is moving faster than us," he told reporters after returning from Bunia last week.Signs of Progress Amid ChallengesRead More: Teplizumab: UK NHS To Roll Out World-First Drug To Delay Onset Of Type 1 DiabetesMahamud also noted signs of hope, highlighting a quick increase in the number of Ebola beds to over 500 in the past fortnight and signs that community resistance and violent resistance to Ebola responders was beginning to abate.Taking to social media platform X, Dr Tedros shared that “100 patients have recovered so far, which shows that for many, the virus can be stopped with timely health care”.He also lauded efforts being made to “increase the number of Ebola Treatment Centres and lab and surveillance capacities, to train more health workers on clinical care and infection prevention and control, and to improve the understanding and involvement of communities”.However, he highlighted the need to do more."More treatment centers, more trained health and care workers, more testing, more teams from within communities supporting communities. We need sustained and safe access to reach all affected people”.  #Ebola update: more than 1000 confirmed cases have been reported in #DRC, including 254 deaths. 100 patients have recovered so far, which shows that for many, the virus can be stopped with timely health care.In the past month, @WHO, @AfricaCDC and partners have supported… pic.twitter.com/4PGKSbVnE2&mdash; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) June 23, 2026 ]]>US Supports Experimental Treatment Trials   Meanwhile, the US has provided doses of an experimental antibody drug from Mapp Biopharmaceutical for use in clinical trials to fight the widening Ebola outbreak in Congo, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said, a shift from its position of making the drug available only to Americans, Reuters reported.While the spokesperson declined to comment on the number of doses, it said that the drug is being made available for compassionate use in Congo as well as to advance a clinical trial in the outbreak region.There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. This marks the first time the US government has indicated it plans to directly support clinical trials of the antibody treatment known as MBP134 from San Diego-based Mapp by providing stockpiled doses.The Mapp drug is expected to be among the first treatments to be tested in the outbreak.Trials of the Mapp drug and two Gilead Sciences antivirals are due to begin in the coming weeks, according to the WHO and scientists involved in the testing, the report said.

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