# British citizen tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo as outbreak rages in Africa

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/british-citizen-tests-positive-for-ebola-in-dr-congo-as-outbreak-rages-in-africa/
- Published: 2026-11-04T16:13:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T17:38:59+00:00
- Original publisher: GB News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/ebola-outbreak-british-citizen-tests-positive-dr-congo
- Topics: Africa, Health, Medicine, UK, World

## Key points

- A British aid worker has Ebola and is being brought to the UK for care.
- The patient is stable; officials say the risk to the UK public is low.
- The DRC outbreak has caused over 10,500 cases and 5,100 deaths.

## Summary

A British citizen has tested positive for Ebola after working on the outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UK Foreign Office has confirmed. The patient has been evacuated to the UK for specialist care; the Government says the risk to the UK public remains low.

The patient is in stable condition and is expected to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday, then be taken by specialist ambulance to a high-consequence infectious disease unit. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain, has spread across eight provinces in the DRC, with more than 10,500 confirmed cases and 5,100 deaths reported; cases have also been reported in neighbouring Kenya. The strain’s reported fatality rate is around 49 per cent, and no vaccine or specific treatment for it has been approved.

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