Czech hospital to monitor American doctor exposed to Ebola in Uganda
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Key Points:
- An American doctor exposed to Ebola in Uganda will be admitted to Prague's Bulovka University Hospital for preventative hospitalization and observation, despite showing no symptoms.
- The doctor will remain in isolation for three weeks under strict safety and anti-epidemic measures, with Czech health officials stating the risk of Ebola spreading to the public is zero.
- The latest Ebola outbreak began in May in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and has spread to Uganda, prompting the WHO to declare it a global health emergency after more than 130 deaths.
- The U.S. CDC has been evacuating American healthcare workers exposed to Ebola, with some transported to Germany and one infected doctor receiving treatment in Berlin’s Charité hospital.
- The American ambassador to the Czech Republic expressed gratitude to Prague for providing emergency medical care to the exposed U.S. citizen.