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U.S. doctor with Ebola feared he "wasn't going to make it" before evacuation

Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.

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What happened

According to CBS News’s source item, U.S. doctor with Ebola feared he “wasn’t going to make it” before evacuation, Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.

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