Ebola Patients Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol Discharged

August 21st, 2014

Via: BBC:

The two US aid workers infected with the Ebola virus in Liberia have recovered and have been discharged from hospital, medical officials have said.

Dr Kent Brantly, 33, thanked supporters for their prayers at a news conference in Atlanta. Nancy Writebol, 59, was discharged on Tuesday.

The two were brought to the US for treatment three weeks ago.

There is no cure for Ebola, one of the deadliest diseases known to humans, with a fatality rate in this outbreak of 50-60%.

But both Dr Brantly and Mrs Writebol received an experimental treatment known as ZMapp.

The drug, which has only been made in extremely limited qualities, had never been tested on humans and it remains unclear if it is responsible for their recovery.

ZMapp was also given to a Spanish priest, who died, and three Liberian health workers, who are showing signs of improvement.

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One Response to “Ebola Patients Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol Discharged”

  1. dale says:

    There is no cure for Ebola, but…

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