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| Second American Ebola patient to head to US | Second American Ebola patient to head to US |
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| A second American infected with the Ebola virus in west Africa will shortly be flown to the US for treatment, Liberian officials say. | A second American infected with the Ebola virus in west Africa will shortly be flown to the US for treatment, Liberian officials say. |
| Nancy Writebol was expected to leave on a specialised aircraft for Atlanta at 01:00 local time on Tuesday. | Nancy Writebol was expected to leave on a specialised aircraft for Atlanta at 01:00 local time on Tuesday. |
| Her son said Ms Writebol, who was in Liberia with a Christian aid group, "is still struggling" but that "there seems to be improvement". | Her son said Ms Writebol, who was in Liberia with a Christian aid group, "is still struggling" but that "there seems to be improvement". |
| The outbreak has killed more than 800 people in the region. | The outbreak has killed more than 800 people in the region. |
| On Monday, Nigeria recorded its second Ebola case - one of the doctors treating a man who died from the virus after his arrival from Liberia. | On Monday, Nigeria recorded its second Ebola case - one of the doctors treating a man who died from the virus after his arrival from Liberia. |
| Another American infected with the virus, Dr Kent Brantly, arrived in the US on Saturday and was said to be improving at a isolation unit at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. | |
| After the plane landed at an air reserve base outside the city, Dr Brantly was brought to hospital by an ambulance alongside a police escort. Dressed entirely in white protective clothing, he walked into the hospital himself. | After the plane landed at an air reserve base outside the city, Dr Brantly was brought to hospital by an ambulance alongside a police escort. Dressed entirely in white protective clothing, he walked into the hospital himself. |
| "Our family is rejoicing over Kent's safe arrival, and we are confident that he is receiving the very best care," Amber Brantly, his wife, said in a statement. | "Our family is rejoicing over Kent's safe arrival, and we are confident that he is receiving the very best care," Amber Brantly, his wife, said in a statement. |
| According to the UN, more than 60 of the Ebola deaths so far have been healthcare workers. | |
| There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment. | There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment. |
| Both American patients received an experimental treatment, according to international relief group Samaritan's Purse, which Dr Brantly works for. | Both American patients received an experimental treatment, according to international relief group Samaritan's Purse, which Dr Brantly works for. |
| The drug had never been used in humans before, but had shown promise in monkeys, CNN reports. | |
| It was originally reported only Ms Writebol had received the treatment. | |
| Ms Writebol has received two doses and is showing improvement, said Palmer Holt, a spokesman for her aid organisation, SIM. | Ms Writebol has received two doses and is showing improvement, said Palmer Holt, a spokesman for her aid organisation, SIM. |
| Mr Holt said she was walking with assistance on Monday and her appetite had improved. | Mr Holt said she was walking with assistance on Monday and her appetite had improved. |