Dr Peter Stafford is currently undergoing care in Germany after testing positive for an Ebola virus that does not have a vaccine

The patient, a doctor, is being taken to Germany for treatment.

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Seven Americans have been exposed in the large outbreak, the CDC says

An American medical missionary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a confirmed case of Ebola, and is being taken to Germany for treatment.

Peter Stafford, serving with American mission group Serge, tested positive for the Bundibugyoebola virus variant, the group said in a press release Monday.

Health officials are racing to contain a rapidly expanding outbreak of Ebola in Africa. At least 116 suspected deaths and more than 300 other cases have been reported in the…

Duitsland gaat een Amerikaanse arts met ebola behandelen die het virus heeft opgelopen tijdens zijn werk in de Democratische Republiek Congo. De arts wordt samen met zes andere…

A US doctor who was infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is to be transferred to Germany for treatment, according to the CDC.

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Leaders of the Christian missionary group Serge, where Dr. Peter Stafford works, said he had unknowingly operated on a patient with Ebola before the outbreak was detected.

The doctor was identified by medical missionary organisation as Dr. Peter Stafford, who has been working at Nyankunde Hospital in Bunia since 2023.

An American missionary physician working in the Democratic Republic of Congo has contracted Ebola, and is being transferred to Germany.

US doctor Dr Peter Stafford, who is infected with the Ebola virus, has arrived in Germany. He was taken to Berlin’s Charité university hospital, which has a highly specialised…

The US doctor looked ‘really tired’ and ‘really sick’ as he clung to officials wearing PPE while struggling to walk, colleagues said

Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in the DRC

El cirujano y su esposa asistieron a pacientes en el Congo, donde se desató un brote por el virus Bundibugyo.Fue trasladado a Alemania para ser tratado.

Dr. Peter Stafford, the American doctor who contracted Ebola, has arrived in Germany and is receiving care, according to the missionary group he works for.

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A rivelarlo è il Washington Post, che cita cinque fonti a conoscenza del dossier. Ma non è un caso isolato: un secondo medico americano verrà trasferito a Praga