American Doctor Peter Stafford Contracts Ebola in Congo After Surgery at Remote Hospital
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Updated · The Washington Post · May 19
American Doctor Peter Stafford Contracts Ebola in Congo After Surgery at Remote Hospital
9 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · May 19
Peter Stafford, the only surgeon at a hospital in a remote part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fell ill Saturday after apparently contracting Ebola.
Surgery on a patient is a suspected source of exposure, according to the report, which said the American missionary doctor may have been infected while operating.
Stafford developed a fever and nausea, then became lightheaded and weak as symptoms emerged at the hospital where he had been treating local patients.
The case highlights the risks facing frontline medical workers in Congo, where remote hospitals can become exposed to deadly outbreaks while providing basic care.
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