American Doctor Fights Ebola After Serving in Remote Congo Hospital
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An American surgeon at a Congo hospital contracted Bundibugyo Ebola and was evacuated to Germany for treatment as Congo’s outbreak expands, with more than 500 suspected cases and about 130 deaths; the Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine or specific treatment, and WHO has declared an international public-health emergency while U.S. CDC coordinates a rapid response and plans to move family members to safety.
- This U.S. doctor went to Congo to heal others. Then Ebola hit his hospital. The Washington Post
- Potential spread of Ebola warrants ‘serious concern,’ WHO chief says CNN
- American doctor with Ebola evacuated to Germany as wife and four children are monitored in Congo NBC News
- Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa Could Last Months, W.H.O. Says The New York Times
- Ebola Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
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