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MSF worker infected with Ebola in DRC evacuated to Leiden hospital

A staff member with Médecins Sans Frontières who contracted Ebola during response efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was evacuated to the Netherlands on Thursday. The university hospital in Leiden is preparing to admit the patient for isolation. Further details regarding the individual's condition have not been reported.

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2 differing positions reported on location across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • rfiPays-Bas
  • wakatseraRDC
WhereLeiden
52.158, 4.493 ±10 km
First reported24 days ago
Published2026-10-01 13:57 UTC
Occurred2026-10-01
Sources5
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. MSF worker infected with Ebola in DRC evacuated to Leiden hospital. 2026-10-01T13:57:18.823Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4260. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-01/rdc-ebola-un-membre-de-msf-evacue-vers-les-pays-f5673be0

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