France Confirms Its First Ebola Case Connected to African Outbreak

The patient is stable, officials said.

Medical workers wash their hands at an Ebola treatment center in Bunia, Congo, on June 16, 2026. Gradel Muyisa Mumbere/Reuters

The first Ebola case in France connected to the ongoing outbreak in Africa has been confirmed, French authorities said on June 24.

A male doctor tested positive after returning from a humanitarian mission in Congo, France’s Ministry of Health, Families, Autonomy, and People with Disabilities said in a statement.