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US Ebola patient treated in Germany makes recovery

Published: 28 Jul 2026 - 05:06 pm | Last Updated: 28 Jul 2026 - 05:08 pm
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AFP

Frankfurt, Germany: An American Ebola patient transferred to Germany for treatment last month has made a recovery, Frankfurt's university hospital said Tuesday.

The man, previously identified by the World Health Organisation as a humanitarian worker who had been at the epicentre of the outbreak in the northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, left hospital on Tuesday after about two weeks of treatment.

"We are proud and happy that Frankfurt University Hospital, with its high level of expertise and socialised isolation facilities, was able to help provide safe and successful care," said Juergen Graf, head of the clinic.

US authorities had requested help from Germany because of the country's expertise in treating Ebola cases and the shorter flight time from the DRC, Germany's health ministry said last month.

Another US patient with the virus was quarantined at the end of May, with his family, at Berlin's Charite Hospital. He also made a recovery after two weeks of treatment.