“That American, as well as six other high-risk contacts, are going to be taken out of that region and taken to Germany,” said Overton, hailing the “internationally recognized location for viral hemorrhagic fever treatments.”
Serge, an international Christian missions organization, said Monday that one of its American medical missionaries in the DRC, Dr. Peter Stafford, was exposed to the virus while treating patients at Nyankunde Hospital in Bunia.
“Dr. Peter Stafford has been safely evacuated and is receiving specialized medical treatment after testing positive for the Bundibugyo ebolavirus while serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),” read the update.
Two additional physicians who were “potentially exposed”—Peter’s wife, Dr. Rebekah Stafford, and Dr. Patrick LaRochelle—were “asymptomatic” on Monday and following “established quarantine and monitoring protocols.”
For other Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued travel warnings and introduced restrictions—prohibiting non-U.S. citizens who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the last 21 days from entering the United States. The order is set to be in effect for at least 30 days.
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