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British Ebola Patient Evacuated From DR Congo to Specialist UK Unit

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A British healthcare worker has tested positive for Ebola in DR Congo.

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The patient is being evacuated to the UK in a stable condition.

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Treatment will take place in a specialist high-consequence infectious disease unit.

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UK health officials maintain that the risk to the wider public is low.

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