British Citizen Infected With Ebola in Congo to Be Evacuated to UK, BBC Reports

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A British citizen infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is expected to be evacuated to the United Kingdom, according to the BBC. The British government has assessed the risk to the public in the UK as low; the article also cites a claimed death toll of more than 5,000 from the outbreak across Africa.

The government said the risk to the British public from the disease was low. The current outbreak in Africa has spread widely across the continent, killing more than 5,000 people.