Trump Offloads Ebola-Infected American Citizen to Germany
Berlin/Washington (LabNews Media LLC) – A U.S. medical missionary infected with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been evacuated to Berlin’s Charité University Hospital at the request of American authorities, rather than being treated on U.S. soil. The decision by the Trump administration to outsource care for one of its own citizens to a foreign hospital has drawn sharp criticism, raising questions about the United States’ capacity and willingness to manage high-consequence infectious diseases domestically amid ongoing cuts to global health infrastructure. Dr. Peter Stafford, a surgeon working with the Christian missionary organization Serge in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), tested positive for Ebola after exposure while treating patients at Nyankunde Hospital in Bunia, eastern DRC. He was evacuated along with six high-risk contacts, including family members, and admitted to a specialized isolation unit at Charité…
