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US doctor who contracted Ebola in DRC flown to Germany for treatment
Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in Congo An American doctor who cont…
Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in Congo An American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to Germany for treatment, along with his wife and four children, as the World Health Organization warned of the “scale and speed” of the outbreak. Authorities have reported at least 134 suspected deaths and more than 500 cases of the hemorrhagic Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatments or vaccines. The outbreak, which has spread into urban areas, has been declared a public health emergency requiring international response. Continue reading...
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US doctor who contracted Ebola in DRC flown to Germany for treatment. Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in Congo An American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to Germany for treatment, along with his wife and four children, as the World Health Organization warned of the “scale and speed” of the outbreak. Authorities have reported at least 134 suspected deaths and more than 500 cases of the hemorrhagic Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatments or vaccines. The outbreak, which has spread into urban areas, has been declared a public health emergency requiring internation…