US authorities say missionary who contracted Ebola en route to Germany
Summary
A US medical missionary who caught Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is being sent to Germany for treatment. Health officials say over 130 people have died in the recent Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda, and experts expect the outbreak to continue for months.Key Facts
- The US patient is Peter Stafford, a medical missionary infected in the DRC.
- He will be treated at Charite University Hospital in Berlin, Germany.
- The Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda has caused over 130 deaths and more than 500 suspected cases.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about how fast the outbreak is spreading.
- WHO experts predict the outbreak will last at least two more months.
- The US CDC plans to send six more high-risk contacts to quarantine and monitor in Europe, mainly Germany and one to the Czech Republic.
- The CDC says the risk to the US public remains low and is working with local health departments.
- The DRC expects to receive shipments of an experimental Ebola vaccine from the US and the UK.
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