Berlin hospital discharges US doctor who contracted Ebola

NEW YORK - 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.

(Reporting by Milana Vinn in New York; Editing by Sergio Non)

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This story was originally published June 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM.