PRAGUE, May 20 - A U.S. doctor will be transferred from Uganda to a hospital in Prague on Wednesday after coming into contact with an Ebola patient, Czech health officials said.
The doctor showed no symptoms of the deadly virus and would be hospitalized as a precaution following a request from the United States, Health Minister Adam Vojtech said.
"There is no real risk to the wider public," Vojtech told a press conference.
Strict protocols would be followed in the transfer, and the patient would be isolated for three weeks.
More than 130 deaths have been linked to an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with cases confirmed in neighboring Uganda.
The Faculty Hospital Bulovka in Prague said the patient was being transported in an isolation unit and expected to arrive on Wednesday evening.
Germany has also accepted for treatment a U.S. citizen who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Vojtech said the U.S. requested Czech assistance due to the country's reputation in the infectious disease field.
World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain a public health emergency of international concern.
