US missionary who contracted Ebola in stable condition at German hospital, CDC says

US missionary who contracted Ebola in stable condition at German hospital, CDC says

​A U.S. ​citizen who contracted ‌Ebola in ​the Democratic Republic of Congo, ‌where an outbreak of a rare strain of the virus has killed ‌over 130 people, has landed ‌in Germany for treatment, the U.S. CDC said on Wednesday.

The person is ⁠at ​the ⁠hospital and in stable condition, Dr. Satish ⁠Pillai, the incident manager for the ​U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ⁠Prevention's Ebola response, told reporters on ⁠a ​call.

Six other high-risk U.S. citizens were currently being ⁠moved from the DRC to Germany and ⁠the ⁠Czech Republic, Pillai said.

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