U.S. doctor with Ebola recovers from deadly virus, German hospital says
Summary
A U.S. doctor who caught Ebola while working in Congo has fully recovered and was released from a hospital in Germany. He was treated with antiviral medicine and other care, and after tests showed no virus, his isolation was lifted.Key Facts
- Dr. Peter Stafford contracted Ebola in Congo while on a humanitarian mission.
- He was evacuated to Charité hospital in Berlin, Germany, on May 20 for treatment.
- Stafford received antiviral therapy and supportive care during his first week in the hospital.
- Tests showed a large drop in the virus level, with no virus detected after May 30.
- Stafford met the global health rules for ending isolation: no symptoms for over 72 hours and repeated negative virus tests.
- His wife, also a doctor, and their four children were evacuated and quarantined but did not get sick.
- The Ebola strain involved is Bundibugyo, which is less common and has no vaccine or specific treatment.
- This Ebola outbreak in Congo has spread to neighboring Uganda and may be larger than reported.
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