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A British doctor infected with Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has arrived at a specialist isolation unit in London for treatment.

A British health worker infected with Ebola in DR Congo has been flown to London for treatment, marking the first confirmed case in a UK national during the current outbreak.

The CDC has issued a new order requiring all travelers and crew on US-bound flights to complete a CDC Ebola attestation confirming no recent travel to the DRC.

Health officials are investigating whether the first Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria crossed paths at a Ugandan airport during the current outbreak.

Nigeria has confirmed its first Ebola case in the capital, Abuja, after a woman who traveled from Uganda tested positive for the virus.

The Congo Ebola outbreak has become the deadliest in the nation’s history with over 9,000 confirmed cases. Aid workers cite community fear and budget cuts as major barriers to containment.