US doctor isolated in Czech hospital for Ebola monitoring released, heading home
A US doctor who was isolated in a Czech hospital for Ebola monitoring has been released and is heading home. The doctor, Patrick LaRochelle, was transferred to the hospital from Uganda last month as a precaution after having contact with a patient with Ebola. He showed no symptoms during the virus's incubation period and was released after three weeks of isolation.
- ▪The doctor was isolated at Prague's Bulovka hospital since May 21 and was released after the virus's incubation period ended.
- ▪The US requested the doctor's transfer to the Czech hospital due to the country's reputation in the infectious disease field.
- ▪Global health authorities are working to contain an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda.
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US doctor isolated in Czech hospital for Ebola monitoring released, heading homeSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxPublished Jun 11, 2026, 01:17 AMUpdated Jun 11, 2026, 01:28 AMListenPRAGUE, June 10 - A U.S. doctor who was transferred to a Czech hospital from Uganda last month as a precaution after having contact with a patient with Ebola has been released and is on his way home, Prague's Bulovka hospital said on Wednesday.The doctor, identified in media as Patrick LaRochelle, had been isolated at the hospital in Prague since May 21 and was released after the virus's incubation period ended.He showed no symptoms, the hospital said on the X social media platform.LaRochelle was transferred to the hospital for three weeks of isolation as a precaution following a U.S.
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