German hospital treats US Ebola patient infected in DR Congo

A United ⁠States citizen infected with the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was admitted to Frankfurt University Hospital early on Monday, officials said.

The ‌patient arrived at the hospital’s special isolation unit at around 3am local time after contracting the Bundibugyo variant of the Ebola virus in Congo, the hospital said.

The US CDC said ⁠on Friday that a US citizen working for a humanitarian ‌organisation 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 organisationally separated from ‌the rest of the facility.