Second US citizen diagnosed with Ebola transferred to Germany for treatment: WHO
WHO said the infected American received clinical care before transfer, as the DRC outbreak reached 1,926 cases and 702 deaths.
- On Monday, the World Health Organization transferred a second American infected with Ebola to Germany for treatment, marking the second citizen routed to German medical facilities rather than domestic care.
- Since its May 15 declaration, the outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain of Ebolavirus has grown to 1,926 cases and 702 deaths, making it the third-largest Ebola crisis on record.
- Under the Trump administration, the government implemented travel restrictions and blocked the repatriation of citizens exposed to the virus, while Trump moved to withdraw from the World Health Organization upon taking office.
- Despite the government maintaining multiple facilities equipped for safe Ebola care, they remain untapped for current aid workers, while the WHO coordinates with the Africa CDC to control the outbreak.
- WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for an accelerated response from international partners Monday, noting the virus continues to outpace health workers despite such infections among aid workers being not unexpected.
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He is the second infected American citizen in RDCongo to be treated in Germany. The current outbreak, the Bundibugyo strain, is the third largest Ebola epidemic ever and has caused more than 700 deaths.
An American aid worker infected with Ebola has been flown to Germany from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The United States has restricted travel.
Second American With Ebola Transferred To Germany For Treatment
A second American citizen infected with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has been transferred from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Germany for specialized treatment. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the patient is a humanitarian aid worker who tested positive during the country's ongoing Ebola outbreak.The report said the patient received clinical care and close monitoring from the WHO while in Ituri province, where the ma…
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