US Doctor Discharged from Berlin Hospital After Ebola Recovery
Details of the Ebola Recovery and Hospital Discharge
By Milana Vinn
Background of the Case
NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen treated in Germany after contracting Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been discharged, a Berlin hospital said on Saturday.
Patient Identification and Admission
• No virus has been detected in the patient since May 30, the Charité hospital said in a statement.
• The patient, earlier identified by Serge Christian organization as medical missionary Peter Stafford, was admitted to the hospital on May 20 after contracting Ebola while treating patients in the DRC.
Treatment and Recovery
• Ebola symptoms in the patient "subsided significantly" after treatment that included "combined antiviral therapy and additional supportive medical measures", the hospital said.
Hospital Statement on Treatment Success
• “We are very pleased with the successful course of treatment and consider this a significant therapeutic success,” said Leif Erik Sander, a Charité official.
Family and Public Health Impact
• None of the patient’s five family members who were classified as high-risk contacts and quarantined at Charité showed symptoms of infection, the hospital said.
• There were 82 confirmed Ebola deaths as of Friday since the outbreak started in the DRC and Uganda.
(Reporting by Milana Vinn in New York; Editing by Sergio Non)
