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DR Congo has been facing the deadliest Ebola outbreak in the country's history

ByAdam Goldsmith
  • Published4 November 2026, 16:53 GMT
Updated 14 minutes ago

A British national who is in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola, the UK government has confirmed.

A spokesperson said the UK "has well-established procedures for dealing with cases like this" and that the risk to the public remains low.

It is the first confirmed case of a UK national contracting Ebola during the most recent outbreak of the rare but deadly virus in DR Congo, which has so far led to more than 5,000 deaths.