US Ebola patient in Berlin hospital not critically ill, family tests negative
A U.S. citizen infected with Ebola is being treated in a Berlin hospital but is not critically ill. His wife and four children have tested negative for the virus and are currently asymptomatic. The family is in quarantine, and the hospital is providing a child-friendly environment for the children to communicate with their father.
- ▪The patient contracted Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- ▪His family has tested negative for the virus and is asymptomatic.
- ▪The hospital is monitoring the patient closely as the illness can change.
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US Ebola patient in Berlin hospital not critically ill, family tests negativeSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxA convoy with an ambulance believed to be carrying an American health worker, who has been brought to Germany for treatment after contracting Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, arrives at the Charite University Hospital in Berlin, Germany, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Axel SchmidtPublished May 22, 2026, 06:05 PMUpdated May 22, 2026, 06:05 PMBERLIN, May 22 - A U.S.
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