researcher who contracted the Ebola virus in West Africa and flown to
Germany for treatment had made full recovery.
A statement by the hospital said that the researcher was the first
patient to be flown to Germany for Ebola treatment since the outbreak
of the disease.
It stated that the patient recovered several days ago and was
discharged on Friday.
"The man caught the virus while working in a laboratory in Sierra
Leone on behalf of the World Health Organisation.
"He arrived in Hamburg in late August and was one of two patients in
Germany for treatment.
"He is well and he has not been infectious for several days; we are
very pleased that he will now be able to return home,'' the hospital
said.
It was, however, reported that the doctor who treated man refused to
comment on the treatment administered, saying "merely that no
experimental medication was used."
A WHO report also said that a female caregiver who contracted Ebola
while working with Medecins Sans Frontieres in Liberia and was flown
to Paris for treatment also left the hospital after making a full
recovery.
The report further said that a second patient of the Ebola virus was
currently receiving treatment in Frankfurt University Clinic, Germany.
It stated that the patient was arrived Germany on Friday from Sierra
Leone, where he contracted the disease while treating patients on
behalf of an Italian aid group.
It, however, said that the hospital had declined to comment on the
man's health status.
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