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British citizen tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo as outbreak rages in Africa

A British citizen has tested positive for Ebola, the Foreign Office has confirmed. The individual caught the disease while in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is battling the largest-ever outbreak of the deadly contagion. The infected Briton has been evacuated to the UK for specialist treatment, according to a document seen by Reuters. They are in stable condition and are expected to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday, before being transferred by a specialist ambulance to a high-conseque

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Event date
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Coverage
5 outlets · 5 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Hungary
English
Countries concerned
DR Congo
Health · intensity 2.5 · tone -0.43
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (100%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 100%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

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  • Confirmed by 5 outlets in 5 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by gbnews.com (Hungary), . No word-for-word republication detected.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

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Event sources

  1. British citizen tests positive for Ebola in DR Congo as outbreak rages in Africa
    gbnews.comHUHungary → DR CongoEnglish
  2. DIE NEUESTEN ENTWICKLUNGEN - Ebola-Ausbruch in Zentralafrika: Britischer Ebola-Patient aus Kongo nach Grossbritannien ausgeflogen
    Neue Zürcher ZeitungSuisseSwitzerland → DR CongoGerman
  3. British person tests positive for killer Ebola after contracting it in DR Congo - first UK case in current outbreak to be treated in Britain
    dailymail.comAustralieAustralia → DR CongoEnglish
  4. British healthcare worker to be evacuated to UK after testing positive for Ebola in DR Congo Reuters reported that the patient will be treated in the UK after evacuation from DR Congo. 2h ago
    lbc.co.ukSuèdeSweden → DR CongoEnglish
  5. Una persona con ébola, evacuada a Reino Unido desde República Democrática del Congo
    El PaísEspagneSpain → DR CongoSpanish