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American contracts Ebola in DRC and will be transferred to Germany
An American citizen contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and will be evacuated to Germany for treatment, while the African country faces an outbreak that has already left 88 dead, according to U.S. health authorities and the World Health Organization.
TL;DR
- An American citizen has contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The individual will be evacuated to Germany for treatment.
- U.S. health authorities and the World Health Organization confirmed the case.
- The Ebola outbreak in the DRC has caused 88 deaths.
- The virus has spread to Uganda and South Sudan.
- The infected individual is identified as missionary doctor Peter Stafford.
- Two other missionaries, including Stafford's wife, were exposed but are asymptomatic and in quarantine.