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Peter Stafford

Peter Stafford

American missionary surgeon, Nyankunde Hospital, Bunia

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"Before I was evacuated I was feeling really concerned I wasn't going to make it, and now I'm cautiously optimistic," Stafford said in a statement relayed by colleagues.

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WHO declares Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

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Improving at Charité Berlin; described as 'cautiously optimistic'; wife Dr. Rebekah Stafford and four children admitted to the same facility for monitoring (all asymptomatic)

WHO Director-General Tedros warned on May 25 that the epidemic is 'outpacing' containment efforts. More than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths have been recorded across three DRC provinces. The virus has reached parts of North and South Kivu governed by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, whose parallel administration in Goma has blocked use of the city's main airport.

Updated May 25