U.S. Ebola patient evacuated from Congo fights virus with cautious optimism
An American doctor infected with Bundibugyo Ebola while treating patients in eastern Congo was evacuated to a hospital in Berlin; he says he initially feared he wouldn’t survive but is now cautiously optimistic as he receives supportive care, while his wife and four children—also evacuated—are asymptomatic and being monitored. The Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC (and neighboring Uganda) is believed to be larger than reported, with no vaccine or specific treatment, and a fatality rate around 30–50%. A third Serge doctor remains in quarantine in Prague.
