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| US Ebola victims to be treated at sophisticated facility in Atlanta | US Ebola victims to be treated at sophisticated facility in Atlanta |
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| When two US aid workers sick with Ebola arrive in Atlanta from Africa, they will be whisked into one of the most sophisticated hospital isolation units in the country. | When two US aid workers sick with Ebola arrive in Atlanta from Africa, they will be whisked into one of the most sophisticated hospital isolation units in the country. |
| Dr Kent Brantly of Texas and Nancy Writebol, a missionary from North Carolina, contracted Ebola while responding to the outbreak in Liberia. On Friday Emory University hospital said the patients remained in serious condition, but both were “safe to transport”. | Dr Kent Brantly of Texas and Nancy Writebol, a missionary from North Carolina, contracted Ebola while responding to the outbreak in Liberia. On Friday Emory University hospital said the patients remained in serious condition, but both were “safe to transport”. |
| On Saturday a plane carrying Dr Brantly left Liberia, a spokesperson for the charity Samaritan’s Purse said. The spokesperson could not provide a time for its arrival in the US. | On Saturday a plane carrying Dr Brantly left Liberia, a spokesperson for the charity Samaritan’s Purse said. The spokesperson could not provide a time for its arrival in the US. |
| The private jet, outfitted with a special, portable tent designed for transporting patients with highly infectious diseases, was due to arrive at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, Georgia, just outside Atlanta. From there, Brantly will be whisked to the hospital, about 15 miles away. | |
| Outside Emory on Saturday, about 20 members of the media had gathered to chronicle the arrival. There was no noticeable police presence and all roads were open. | |
| Writebol, also a Samaritan’s Purse staff member, is due to be transported on a later flight, as the plane is only equipped to carry one patient at a time. The charity said on Friday the medical evacuations should be completed by early next week. | Writebol, also a Samaritan’s Purse staff member, is due to be transported on a later flight, as the plane is only equipped to carry one patient at a time. The charity said on Friday the medical evacuations should be completed by early next week. |
| This is the first time anyone infected with Ebola has been brought into the US. Officials are confident Brantly and Writebol can be treated without putting the public in any danger. | This is the first time anyone infected with Ebola has been brought into the US. Officials are confident Brantly and Writebol can be treated without putting the public in any danger. |
| Liberia is one of the three West African countries coping with the largest Ebola outbreak in history. | Liberia is one of the three West African countries coping with the largest Ebola outbreak in history. |
| In the four decades since the Ebola virus was first identified in Africa, treatment has not changed much. There are no licensed drugs or vaccines for the deadly disease. Some are being developed, but none have been rigorously tested in humans. One experimental treatment was tried this week on Writebol, according to Samaritan’s Purse. | In the four decades since the Ebola virus was first identified in Africa, treatment has not changed much. There are no licensed drugs or vaccines for the deadly disease. Some are being developed, but none have been rigorously tested in humans. One experimental treatment was tried this week on Writebol, according to Samaritan’s Purse. |
| Without a specific treatment, doctors and nurses focus on easing the disease’s symptoms – fever, headache, vomiting and diarrhoea – and on keeping patients hydrated and comfortable. | Without a specific treatment, doctors and nurses focus on easing the disease’s symptoms – fever, headache, vomiting and diarrhoea – and on keeping patients hydrated and comfortable. |
| The outbreak, which has also hit Guinea and Sierra Leone, has sickened more than 1,300 people. More than 700 have died since March. | The outbreak, which has also hit Guinea and Sierra Leone, has sickened more than 1,300 people. More than 700 have died since March. |