US doctor who contracted Ebola in the DRC flown to Germany for treatment

Key points

• An American doctor who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been flown to Germany for treatment, along with his wife and four children, as the World Health Organization warned of the “scale and speed” of the outbreak.
• Authorities have reported at least 134 suspected deaths and more than 500 cases of the hemorrhagic Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved treatments or vaccines.
• The outbreak, which has spread into urban areas, has been declared a public health emergency requiring international response.
• Dr Peter Stafford, a surgeon and leader of the Christian missionary group Serge, has said he unknowingly operated on a patient with Ebola before the outbreak was detected.
• His wife, Rebekah Stafford, also a doctor, and their children, are being monitored for symptoms of the disease.