Suspected Ebola case is being ‘monitored’ in London hospital

Danni Scott | Live News reporter Published July 22, 2026 6:31am Updated July 22, 2026 6:31am A British resident was ‘exposed’ to Ebola (Picture: BENEDICTION MURHABAZI / AFP via Getty Images) A humanitarian worker is being ‘monitored and assessed’ by specialists in a London hospital after contracting suspected Ebola. It’s reported the worker, a British resident, was ‘exposed’ to the disease while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The UK Health Security Agency said he was evacuated on a chartered flight as a precautionary measure but ‘remains well’ with no current symptoms. There has been no recorded case of Ebola in the UK since 2015, when three health workers returned from Africa with the disease. ‘The risk to the general public remains low,’ Richard Pebody, Director, Epidem