In addition to his wife Rebekah, the four children of American doctor and missionary Peter Stafford and another doctor, Patrick LaRochelle, were also potentially exposed to Ebola. They have all been evacuated from the DRC.
Serge, an international Christian mission organization, confirmed today that American medical missionary Peter Stafford is currently receiving specialized Ebola treatment at Charity University Hospital in Berlin, Germany. To date, all potentially exposed Serge staff members have been safely evacuated from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
"We have received confirmation that Dr. Peter Stafford has arrived safely at Charity University Hospital in Germany, where he will receive the highest level of clinical care and treatment," said Dr. Scott Myhre, Serge's Regional Director for East and Central Africa. The complex and coordinated efforts of numerous government agencies and international health authorities ensured the safe transport of Peter Stafford and the protection of those involved in his transfer. Serge's leadership expresses its deep gratitude to all those involved in Peter's care and prays for all those involved in the fight to end this Ebola virus outbreak for the good of the people of the DRC.
Dr. Stafford, a 39-year-old general surgeon specializing in burn care, tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus after treating patients in Bunia, Ituri province, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), before an outbreak was identified, his organization says.
Peter's wife, 38-year-old Dr. Rebekah Stafford, and their four young children, along with Dr. Patrick LaRochelle, 46, have left the DRC and are en route to other locations where they can be monitored in close proximity to specialized care if needed. Dr. Rebekah Stafford and Dr. Patrick LaRochelle had potentially been exposed through their work in hospitals in Nyankunde and Bunia, in the DRC. They are following established quarantine and surveillance protocols and remain asymptomatic.
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