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American Doctor Recovers from Ebola in Germany as Congo Cases Rise to 488
Charite Hospital in Berlin announced that an American doctor treated for Ebola has recovered and been released from quarantine. Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of Congo reports 488 cases and 86 deaths.
Charite Hospital in Berlin announced that an American doctor who contracted Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo has recovered after more than two weeks of treatment. The hospital reported that the doctor is in good condition and was released from quarantine on Saturday.
The doctor has been identified in media reports as 39-year-old Peter Stafford. Stafford was admitted to the hospital on May 20 after testing positive for the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, which has been seen in the East African outbreak.
It is believed that Stafford contracted the virus while treating an Ebola patient in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The outbreak began before it was officially declared on May 15 in the eastern part of the country.
The doctor was flown from Uganda to Berlin on a private plane and transferred to Charite Hospital under strict security measures. His wife and four children arrived in Berlin shortly after and were quarantined in a separate hospital area; their restrictions were also lifted on Saturday.
The hospital statement noted that Stafford had access to experimental treatments for this virus strain. Stafford expressed gratitude for the care he received and reminded that people in Congo do not have access to the same resources.
Leif Erik Sander, Director of the Infectious Diseases and Intensive Care Medicine Department at Charite Hospital, described the patient’s recovery as "a significant treatment success."
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization stated that the new Ebola outbreak, which began in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and has spread to Uganda, remains far from being under control. The Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Saturday that the total number of cases had risen from 452 reported days earlier to 488, with 86 deaths.
In Uganda, 19 cases and two deaths have been confirmed. Due to the outbreak, Uganda has largely closed its western border, which has put pressure on traders who depend on cross-border trade.
The World Health Organization declared the outbreak an international public health emergency. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also warned that the outbreak could reach a scale comparable to the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic.
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