Dr Peter Stafford, an American citizen infected with the deadly Ebola virus has been transferred from central Africa to Germany for specialist treatment, sparking renewed fears over the rapidly escalating outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda.
The emergency evacuation was carried out under strict biosecurity measures after the individual tested positive while working in the Ebola outbreak zone. Dr Stafford is believed to have contracted the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola while in eastern Congo.
