Germany readies treatment of US citizen who contracted Ebola in DRC

Germany is ​preparing to treat a ​U.S. citizen ‌who contracted ​Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a health ministry ‌spokesperson said on Tuesday. "U.S. authorities have asked the German government for assistance in treating a U.S. ‌citizen who has contracted Ebola in Congo," the ‌spokesperson said.

"Arrangements are currently being made to admit and treat the patient in Germany," the spokesperson said, adding ⁠that there ​was ⁠a network of experts in the country for the ⁠management and care of patients with highly infectious diseases. Germany's ​foreign ministry, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious ⁠diseases and Berlin's Charite hospital - which often deals with ⁠such ​cases - declined to comment on the case.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ⁠Prevention said on Monday an American had tested positive ⁠for Ebola ⁠while working in DRC and was being moved to Germany for treatment.

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