Italian doctor with Ebola returning for treatment

The Italian health ministry says an Italian doctor working in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the Ebola virus and is being transferred to Rome for treatment.

The ministry said in a statement Monday that the doctor, who works for the non-governmental organization Emergency, is arriving overnight in Italy for treatment at the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome. The doctor was not identified. It is Italy's first confirmed case of Ebola.

Health Minister Beatrice Lornezin said the doctor experienced a fever and other symptoms overnight but he was well enough to eat breakfast and drink beverages.

The ministry said all measures were being taken to ensure the safe transport of the patient.