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Health · 11 hours ago

British Aid Worker With Ebola to Be Flown to UK for Treatment

British Aid Worker With Ebola to Be Flown to UK for Treatment

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A British healthcare worker who caught Ebola while helping to fight the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being flown back to the UK for specialist care. The government confirmed the positive test and said the risk to the public remains low. The patient, sent out by a humanitarian group, is stable and is expected to be treated in a high-level isolation unit.

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