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[dok-ter] / ˈdɒk tər /






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This is the first Ebola case to have been confirmed in Europe, although an American doctor who tested positive in DR Congo was treated at a German hospital last month.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

The doctor, identified as Peter Stafford of the Serge charity, had received care that included "experimental therapies currently being trialed for this type of virus", said the hospital.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Efforts to save Henry's life continued for another 51 minutes, until an emergency doctor who had been flown in by helicopter eventually recorded the 18-year-old's time of death as 00:37 on 4 December, 2025.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

France on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory, a doctor who had flown back from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

I would become a doctor or a lawyer or a world-famous scientist.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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