American doctor working in Congo tests positive for Ebola, CDC and aid group say

An American doctor working with a medical missionary organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has a confirmed case of Ebola, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a Christian missions organization said Monday. 

The individual was being taken to Germany for treatment, the CDC said. 

There are more than 250 suspected cases and 80 suspected deaths in the Ebola outbreak in the Congo and neighboring Uganda, the World Health Organization said. 

Sources previously told CBS News that at least six Americans have been exposed.

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