The patient, a doctor who recently returned from an Ebola-affected area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), tested positive for the virus, Le Parisien reported, citing the French Ministry of Health.

The patient was immediately transferred to a specialized medical facility and is currently in stable condition, the ministry said.

The DRC has reported 1,094 confirmed Ebola cases, including 277 deaths, in the current outbreak declared on May 15, with the World Health Organization registering a record first-month caseload.