Berlin hospital discharges US doctor who contracted Ebola

Posted by Milana Vin

NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) – A US citizen who was treated in Germany after contracting Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged, a hospital in Berlin said in a statement.

• In the statement made by Charité hospital, it was stated that no virus has been detected in the patient since May 30.

• The patient, previously identified by the Serge Christian organization as medical missionary Peter Stafford, was hospitalized on May 20 after contracting Ebola while treating patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

• The hospital said the patient’s Ebola symptoms “significantly decreased” after treatment that included “combined antiviral therapy and additional supportive medical measures.”

• “We are very pleased with the successful course of the treatment and consider it an important therapeutic success,” said Charité official Leif Erik Sander.

• None of the patient’s five family members, who were classified as high-risk contacts and quarantined at the Charité, showed signs of infection, the hospital said.

• As of Friday, there have been 82 confirmed Ebola deaths since the outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

(Reporting by Milana Vinn in New York; Editing by Sergio Non)