US doctor with Ebola in Berlin hospital not critically ill, family tests negative
A US doctor infected with Ebola is currently being treated in a Berlin hospital and is not in critical condition. His family, including his wife and four children, have tested negative for the virus. The doctor contracted the disease while working in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak has claimed over 130 lives.
- ▪The patient is Dr. Peter Stafford, a medical missionary who contracted Ebola while treating patients in the DRC.
- ▪He is under close observation in a high-security isolation unit at Charite university hospital.
- ▪His family is quarantined in a separate area and has shown no symptoms of the virus.
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- ▪ US Ebola patient in Berlin hospital not critically ill, family tests negative — Straits Times — World
- ▪ Family of US Ebola patient admitted to Berlin isolation ward — Investing.com — News
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World News US doctor with Ebola in Berlin hospital not critically ill, family tests negative By Reuters Published May 23, 2026, 12:22 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google A US citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where an outbreak of a rare strain has killed over 130 people, is not critically ill and his wife and four children have tested negative, the Berlin hospital where the family is being treated said on Friday. “Because the course of the illness can change, he remains under close observation and is receiving treatment,” Charite university hospital said in a statement. 4 The patient was identified by the Serge Christian mission organization as medical missionary Dr. Peter Stafford.
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