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France Discharges First Ebola Patient, Doctors Isolated

7/5/2026

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France’s first confirmed Ebola patient has been declared recovered and discharged.
Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said the doctor who tested positive after flying from the Democratic Republic of Congo has left the medical establishment.
The doctor arrived in France on June 23 on an Air France flight and reported only mild headaches.
Five fellow passengers were identified as possible contacts and placed in isolation as a precaution.

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France’s first confirmed Ebola patient has been declared recovered and discharged.
Health Minister Stéphanie Rist said the doctor who tested positive after flying from the Democratic Republic of Congo has left the medical establishment.
The doctor arrived in France on June 23 on an Air France flight and reported only mild headaches.
Five fellow passengers were identified as possible contacts and placed in isolation as a precaution.