Dr. Peter Stafford Returns to U.S. Ebola-Free After Congo Mission as Outbreak Tops 782 Cases
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 16
Dr. Peter Stafford Returns to U.S. Ebola-Free After Congo Mission as Outbreak Tops 782 Cases
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 16
Summary
Peter Stafford, his wife and their four children arrived back in the United States on Monday after the doctor recovered from Ebola contracted during a humanitarian mission in Congo.
Serge said Stafford has been Ebola-free since May 30; he was evacuated to a Berlin hospital on May 20 and discharged on June 6.
Rebekah Stafford and the couple's four children were also evacuated and quarantined, but Charité hospital said none developed Ebola symptoms.
Other missionaries and their families who served alongside Stafford have also been released from care and monitoring and returned to the U.S.
The family’s return comes as the Bundibugyo-strain outbreak has reached 782 confirmed cases and 178 deaths in Congo, plus 19 cases and two deaths in Uganda.