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One of two two US victims of the West African Ebola outbreak arrived in the country on Saturday. One of two two US victims of the West African Ebola outbreak arrived in the country on Saturday and was transferred to an Atlanta hospital with one of the most sophisticated isolation units in the country.
Dr Kent Brantly of Texas, who contracted the disease while working for a charity in Liberia, was flown by specially adapted private jet to Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, Georgia, just outside Atlanta. From there, he was being driven to Emory University hospital, about 15 miles away. Dr Kent Brantly of Texas, who contracted the disease while working for a charity in Liberia, was flown by specially adapted private jet to Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta, Georgia, just outside Atlanta. From there, he was driven by ambulance to Emory University hospital, about 15 miles away.
The hospital has one of the most sophisticated hospital isolation units in the country. When the ambulance carrying Brantly arrived at the hospital, one person in protective clothing climbed down from the back and a second person in protective clothing appeared to take his gloved hands and guide him toward a building. The ambulance was flanked by a few SUVs and police cars en route to the hospital.
Nancy Writebol, a missionary from North Carolina,also contracted Ebola while responding to the outbreak in Liberia. On Friday, the hospital said the patients remained in serious condition but both were “safe to transport”. Outside the hospital, about 20 members of the media had gathered to chronicle the arrival. There was no noticeable police presence and all roads were open.
Nancy Writebol, a missionary from North Carolina, also contracted Ebola while responding to the outbreak in Liberia. On Friday, the hospital said the patients remained in serious condition but both were “safe to transport”.
The private jet which carried Dr Brantly from Liberia to the US was chartered by the charity for which he and Writebol were working when they contracted the disease, Samaritan’s Purse, and outfitted with a special, portable tent designed for transporting patients with highly infectious diseases.The private jet which carried Dr Brantly from Liberia to the US was chartered by the charity for which he and Writebol were working when they contracted the disease, Samaritan’s Purse, and outfitted with a special, portable tent designed for transporting patients with highly infectious diseases.
Outside the hospital 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 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 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.