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Health● Elevated1h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 10:08 PM

Ebola patient flown to UK from DR Congo

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

A UK medic who tested positive for Ebola while working on the outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been flown to London for treatment, the government said Thursday. The post Ebola patient flown to UK from DR Congo appeared first on Vanguard News.

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