British military personnel were deployed to Sierra Leone to assist with the Ebola crisis
A female British military healthcare worker in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola.
She is currently being treated in the Kerry Town treatment unit in the country and her next of kin have been informed.
Public Health England said that medical experts were making sure appropriate care was being delivered.
A decision on whether she will be evacuated to the UK for treatment has not yet been made.
The Ministry of Defence said between 600 and 700 of their personnel were currently working in Sierra Leone in connection with the Ebola crisis.
The MOD said: "Despite there being stringent procedures and controls in place to safeguard UK service personnel, there is always a level of risk in deployments on operations of this type."
An investigation into how the military worker was exposed to the virus is currently under way, PHE said.
Public Health England said: "Any individuals identified as having had close contact [with this person] will be assessed and a clinical decision made regarding bringing them to the UK.
"The UK has robust, well-developed and well-tested systems for managing Ebola and the overall risk to the public in the UK continues to be very low."
This is the third British citizen to test positive for Ebola - a viral illness which causes vomiting, diarrhoea and internal bleeding - since the outbreak began in West Africa.
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