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British citizen tests positive for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo
The citizen will be treated in the UK after being evacuated, according to a document
Advanced analysis (spheres, detailed sources, paid analyses)
Event date
exact date
Coverage
7 outlets · 9 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Afghanistan, United Kingdom, Ghana
English
Countries concerned
DR Congo
Health · intensity 0.0 · tone 1.00
In 5 seconds
Covered mainly by the Western sphere (75%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS.
Western 75%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 13%Global South 13%
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
In 30 seconds
- Confirmed by 6 outlets in 3 countries.
- Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS.
- Propagation: first reported by The Independent (United Kingdom), . 4 outlets republished 2 headlines word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
Western
- British citizen tests positive for Ebola in Democratic Republic of CongoThe Independent · United Kingdom
- British citizen tests positive for deadly Ebola virus in DR Congometro.co.uk · United Kingdom
Sino-Russian & BRICS
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
Arab-Muslim world
- British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo to be flown back to UKnews.bbc.co.uk · Afghanistan
Global South
- UK national tests positive for Ebola virus in DR CongoMyJoyOnline · Ghana
Coverage analysis
Analyzing coverage…
Event sources
- British citizen tests positive for Ebola in Democratic Republic of CongoThe IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → DR CongoEnglish
- British citizen tests positive for deadly Ebola virus in DR Congometro.co.ukItalyUnited Kingdom → DR CongoEnglish
- British health worker tests positive for Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congothe-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → DR CongoEnglish
- First British citizen tests positive for Ebola since start of DR Congo outbreakthe-independent.comUnknownUnited Kingdom → DR CongoEnglish
- First British citizen tests positive for Ebola since start of DR Congo outbreakThe IndependentRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → DR CongoEnglish
- UK national tests positive for Ebola virus in DR CongoMyJoyOnlineGhanaGhana → DR CongoEnglish
- British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo to be flown back to UKnews.bbc.co.ukAFAfghanistan → United KingdomEnglish
- British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo to be flown back to UKBBC News TVRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → DR CongoEnglish