UPDATE 1-Germany to treat US missionary who contracted Ebola in DRC
The outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus in eastern DRC has killed 131 people and been declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization. Germany's health ministry confirmed a U.S. citizen would be admitted to the special isolation ward at Berlin's Charite university hospital after U.S. authorities requested assistance.
Germany is preparing to treat a U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the largest university hospital in Berlin, the government said on Tuesday.
The Serge Christian mission organization has identified the patient as medical missionary Peter Stafford. The outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus in eastern DRC has killed 131 people and been declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization.
Germany's health ministry confirmed a U.S. citizen would be admitted to the special isolation ward at Berlin's Charite university hospital after U.S. authorities requested assistance. "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.
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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