German Hospital Treats US Ebola Patient Infected in Congo
- A US citizen infected with the Bundibugyo variant of Ebola in Congo was admitted to Frankfurt University Hospital's special isolation unit on July 13.
- The patient's condition is stable and there is no risk to the public due to strict isolation measures at the hospital.
- Ebola cases in Congo have risen to 1,926 with 702 deaths, spreading to the provinces of Haut-Uele and Tshopo as of July 13.
- Another US citizen treated for Ebola in Congo was discharged from Berlin's Charite hospital in June.
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U.S. Citizen Infected with Ebola in Congo Evacuated to Germany for Treatment
A U.S. citizen infected with the Bundibugyo variant of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was admitted to Frankfurt University Hospital in Germany. The patient, a humanitarian worker in his 60s, is stable and being treated in isolation. The Ebola outbreak in Congo continues to spread.
The patient is being treated in complete isolation in the hospital.
According to researchers, the containment of the Ebola outbreak in the Congo will continue, but the measures taken have had an effect. A second infected US citizen is in the intensive care unit in Frankfurt am Main.
German hospital treats US Ebola patient infected in DR Congo
A United States citizen infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was admitted to Frankfurt University Hospital early on Monday, officials said. The patient arrived at the hospital’s special isolation unit at around 3am local time after contracting the Bundibugyo variant of the Ebola virus in Congo, the hospital said. The US CDC said on Friday that a US citizen working for a humanitarian organisation in Congo had …
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