London (AFP) - A British doctor who contracted Ebola while working on the disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was flown to London for treatment, authorities said Thursday.

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The British citizen, whose identity was not revealed, "has returned to the United Kingdom to receive specialist treatment after testing positive for the disease," the government said in a statement.

The latest Ebola outbreak in Africa has killed more than 5,300 people, the vast majority in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the continent's main health agency.

The British government indicated that the United Kingdom doctor is admitted to the Royal Free Hospital in London.

This hospital has a high-level isolation unit "designed specifically for this purpose" and strict protocols to avoid contact with the general public, he added.

Renu Bindra, from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), stated that "the risk to the population as a whole remains low."

Last month, Nigeria reported a case of Ebola affecting a 42-year-old Swiss woman whose husband works in the country's embassy. She was flown to Geneva for treatment.

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