US doctor recovers from Ebola in Germany as DRC cases surge to 488
Summary
A US doctor who caught the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has recovered after treatment in a German hospital. Meanwhile, Ebola cases in the DRC have risen to 488, with the outbreak declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization.Key Facts
- The doctor, identified as Peter Stafford, caught Ebola while performing surgery in eastern DRC before the outbreak was officially announced.
- Stafford was treated at Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany, and was cleared to leave quarantine after more than two weeks.
- His wife and four children, who had no symptoms, were also quarantined but later released.
- Stafford received experimental treatments that are still being tested against this Ebola strain.
- The DRC reported 488 Ebola cases, including 86 deaths; Uganda has 19 cases and 2 deaths.
- Uganda has closed its western border with the DRC to help stop the spread of the virus.
- The World Health Organization said the outbreak is not under control and declared it an international health emergency.
- The US CDC warned the outbreak could become the largest Ebola epidemic ever, similar to the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic.
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