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Evacuated Family Treated, Declared Ebola-Free After Congo Outbreak

6/16/2026

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Peter Stafford and his family landed in the U.S. after evacuation from Congo Ebola outbreak.
He contracted the Bundibugyo Ebola strain, was treated at Charité hospital in Berlin from May 20 to June 6, and declared Ebola-free.
His wife Rebekah and four children were evacuated, quarantined, and remained asymptomatic during monitoring.
The outbreak has produced 782 cases and 178 deaths in Congo and 19 cases two deaths in Uganda, with no vaccine.

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Peter Stafford and his family landed in the U.S. after evacuation from Congo Ebola outbreak.
He contracted the Bundibugyo Ebola strain, was treated at Charité hospital in Berlin from May 20 to June 6, and declared Ebola-free.
His wife Rebekah and four children were evacuated, quarantined, and remained asymptomatic during monitoring.
The outbreak has produced 782 cases and 178 deaths in Congo and 19 cases two deaths in Uganda, with no vaccine.