Berlin Hospital Discharges US Doctor Who Contracted Ebola

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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.

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.

Ebola symptoms ​in the patient "subsided ‌significantly" after treatment that included "combined antiviral therapy and additional ‌supportive medical measures," the hospital said.

“We are very pleased with the successful course ⁠of treatment and consider ‌this a ⁠significant therapeutic success,” said Leif Erik Sander, a ⁠Charité ⁠official.

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. 

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