The only American confirmed to have contracted Ebola in the ongoing outbreak in Africa has tested negative and has been released from the hospital, officials said on June 6.
The Charité hospital in Berlin said in a statement that no virus has been detected in the patient, Dr. Peter Stafford, since May 30, 10 days after his admission.
Ebola symptoms in the patient “subsided significantly” after treatment that included “combined antiviral therapy and additional supportive medical measures,” the hospital said.
“We are very pleased with the successful course of treatment and consider this a significant therapeutic success,” Charité official Leif Erik Sander said.
Stafford’s wife and four children, who were flown with him to Germany from Congo after he tested positive for Ebola and began showing symptoms, never showed symptoms, according to the hospital….