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American doctor who recovered from Ebola back in U.S., says he's "feeling well"

  • Dr. Peter Stafford, an American missionary doctor who contracted Ebola in Congo, has returned to the U.S., says he’s feeling well and is reunited with his wife Rebekah and their four children; he’s been Ebola‑free since May 30.
  • Stafford was evacuated to a Berlin hospital (May 20) and discharged June 6; his wife and children were quarantined but never developed symptoms.
  • The outbreak is the Bundibugyo strain (no vaccines/treatments); latest counts: Congo 782 confirmed cases/178 deaths, Uganda 19 cases/2 deaths.
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