US authorities say missionary who contracted Ebola en route to Germany

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US authorities are facilitating the transfer of a US medical missionary, identified as Peter Stafford, who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to Germany for treatment at Charite University Hospital in Berlin. This decision follows a US request for assistance. The World Health Organization reports that the current Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda has resulted in 134 deaths and over 500 suspected cases, with experts warning of continued challenges and anticipating the outbreak to last at least two more months. Additionally, six other high-risk contacts are being transported to Europe, including Germany and the Czech Republic, for quarantine and monitoring. The CDC stated that the risk to the US from this outbreak remains low.

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The current risk to the US from the outbreak remains low.

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Six other high-risk contacts are being transported to Europe for quarantine and monitoring.

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The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda has risen to 134, with over 500 suspected cases.

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A US medical missionary who contracted Ebola in the DRC is being transported to Germany for treatment.

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The outbreak is anticipated to last at least another two months.

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World Health Organization says death toll from outbreak has risen to 134, as experts warn of continued challenges.Health authorities in the United States have said that a medical missionary who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is being transported to Germany for treatment.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday that the patient would be treated at Charite University Hospital in Berlin following a US request for assistance.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3WHO to hold emergency committee meeting as Ebola death toll rises to 131list 2 of 3DRC faces deadly Ebola resurgence amid worsening humanitarian crisislist 3 of 3Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?end of list“Arrangements are currently being made to admit and treat the patient in Germany,” a spokesperson said.The US citizen has been identified as Peter Stafford by the Serge Christian mission organisation. Global health authorities said on Tuesday that an outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola virus in the DRC and Uganda has killed more than 130 people, with more than 500 suspected cases.World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic”.The leader of the WHO’s team in the DRC said she anticipates the outbreak to last at least another two months.In the US, Dr Satish Pillai, the incident manager for ⁠the CDC Ebola response, told reporters in a phone call that plans are being finalised to transport six other people considered to be high-risk contacts to Europe.“The individuals are travelling to Europe, including in Germany, and they will be in quarantine during their monitoring period,” Pillai said, adding that one person would be going to the Czech Republic while the rest will go to Germany.Pillai also emphasised that the current risk to the US from the outbreak remains low, saying that the CDC is coordinating with state, local, tribal, and territorial health departments.

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