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US doctor who contracted Ebola in DRC flown to Germany for treatment
Dr Peter Stafford’s wife and four children are also being monitored for symptoms amid Ebola outbreak in Congo
TL;DR
- Dr. Peter Stafford, a US doctor working in the DRC, contracted Ebola after unknowingly operating on an infected patient.
- He has been flown to Germany for treatment, accompanied by his wife and four children, who are being monitored.
- The WHO has declared the Ebola outbreak in the DRC a public health emergency, with over 600 suspected cases and 139 deaths.
- The outbreak has spread to urban areas and neighboring Uganda.
- The WHO director-general defended the organization's response against criticism from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.