Ebola Infected American Treated at Charité
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceqp11gn1l8o
EDIT:
Apologies , I initially posted the wrong link.
Please see:
https://www.zeit.de/gesundheit/2026-05/ebola-virus-patient-charite-berlin-eingetroffen
(Thank you, u/DocSternau)
It was not my intention to spread panic. I do not believe this will be the next pandemic.
I do think there is risk of accidental spread. And so I think it is worth discussing on what basis Germany takes such risks. R0 is 1.5-2. The patient's asymptomatic but exposed family was also flown to Germany and is under "mandatory isolation". I don't know how or if this is actually enforced.
There are no therapeutics for this strain, so medical treatment is basically relegated to dumping fluids into the patient and regulating blood pressure. Fatality rate is 50%. The US is 5 hours further direct flight time than Germany.
The US has withdrawn from the WHO, killed USAID, threatened to pull US troops, has pulled support from Ukraine, and has aggressively antagonized EU allies. I question why Germany would take any risk at all considering the hostile turn.
If your answer is "empathy", I applaud that. But I also ask why this empathy is selectively extended to this person. There are reportedly >500 others in the DRC that have been infected.