US Doctor Admitted to Specialized Berlin Isolation Unit as Ebola Outbreak Triggers Global Alert

A US doctor infected with the rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain has been admitted to a high-security isolation unit at the Charité hospital in Berlin.Six additional high-risk contacts arrived with the patient as the WHO declared the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda an international health emergency.Doctors Without Borders is now working to stabilize the region by deploying medical equipment and expert staff to manage the 513 reported cases.
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