American Doctor Has Ebola, Will Be Transferred for Care
An American doctor in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola and will be transferred to a military base in Germany for care. The doctor, Peter Stafford, was exposed while working at a hospital in Bunia, the epicenter of the outbreak. The CDC is also transferring six other Americans who may have been exposed, while the WHO has declared the outbreak a public health emergency.
- ▪Peter Stafford, MD, tested positive for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus variant.
- ▪He was working at Nyankunde Hospital in Bunia, DRC, which is experiencing an outbreak.
- ▪The CDC reported 10 confirmed cases and 336 suspected cases in DRC, with 88 deaths.
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An American doctor who was working in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC( has tested positive for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus variant after experiencing symptoms and will be moved to a US military base in Germany, said the CDC.Peter Stafford, MD, was exposed while working at Nyankunde Hospital in Bunia, DRC, according to Serge, the nongovernmental organization that sponsored him. In a call with reporters on May 18, Satish K. Pillai, MD, MPH, the manager of the CDC response, said the US government was working to transfer Stafford and six other Americans who had potentially been exposed to the base in Germany, where they’d be able to receive more specialized care.Serge reported that the six included Stafford’s wife, Rebekah Stafford, MD, their four young children, and another physician,…
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