Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.

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.