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A U.S. citizen infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo was admitted to Frankfurt University Hospital early on Monday, officials said.
The patient arrived at the hospital’s special isolation unit at around 3 a.m. local time after contracting the Bundibugyo variant of the Ebola virus in Congo, the hospital said.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said on Friday that a U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo had tested positive for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus.
“The patient’s condition is currently stable,” said Timo Wolf, head of the special isolation unit.
The hospital said there was no risk to the public or other patients, as the individual is being treated in complete isolation in a unit that is structurally and organizationally separated from the rest of the facility.
The admission comes as the number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo rose to 1,926, including 702 deaths, with the outbreak spreading to two new provinces, Haut-Uele and Tshopo, the country’s public health institute said on Monday.
In June, a U.S. citizen treated in Berlin after contracting Ebola in Congo was discharged from Charité hospital.
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not the first, but a new strain, lack of tools and war are making it worse. For The National, CBC’s Eli Glasner talks to doctors on the ground about what they’re up against and why they say foreign aid cuts are increasing the danger.
