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CDC Says U.S. Humanitarian Worker in Congo Tests Positive for Ebola
The CDC said it is tracing contacts and working with partners after confirming the infection in a humanitarian worker.
- On Friday, the CDC reported that a United States citizen working for a humanitarian group in the DRC tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus.
- Government data released late Friday shows the confirmed Ebola outbreak in the DRC has grown to 1,830 cases, including 648 deaths, amid ongoing community transmission.
- No Ebola cases have been confirmed in the United States, and the CDC states "the overall risk to the American public and travelers remains low," with disease limited to remote areas of the DRC and Uganda.
- Last month, a humanitarian worker tested positive in France after returning from the DRC, while in May the international charity Serge reported American Christian missionary physician Peter Stafford also "tested positive" for the virus.
- Peter Stafford, evacuated to Berlin, Germany for treatment, later described his illness as difficult, while his wife Rebekah Stafford recalled explaining the diagnosis to their four children, all under seven years old.
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US citizen tests positive for Ebola in Congo
A US citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the U.S.
·New York, United States
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US Citizen Tests Positive for Ebola in Africa: CDC
An American citizen has Ebola, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on July 10. “CDC is aware of a U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who has tested positive for Bundibugyo virus, a type of Ebola,” the public health organization said in a brief statement. “CDC is working with the patient’s employing organization, other U.S. federal agencies, public health authori…
·New York, United States
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Ebola alert: Once again it hits a US helper in the Congo. On the spot, the number of patients continues to rise steeply.
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