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By Bahar Gholipour, Staff Writer | August 21, 2014 01:54pm ET
Dr. Kent Brantly, an American doctor who contracted the Ebola virus in West
Africa, is cured of the disease and was released today from Emory
University Hospital in Atlanta, where he had been in an isolation unit for
nearly three weeks.
After "thorough testing," physicians at Emory and their colleagues at the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that Brantly had
recovered from the Ebola virus disease and can return to his life without
posing any public health threat, said Dr. Bruce Ribner, director of Emory's
infectious disease unit.
"Today is a miraculous day," Brantly said at a news conference at the
hospital today (Aug. 21). "I'm thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be
reunited with my family." [Ebola Virus: 5 Things You Should Know]
The other American Ebola patient, Nancy Writebol, was released Tuesday. She
has asked for privacy, and is grateful for all the prayers, Brantly said. "
When she walked out of the room, all she could say was 'To God be the glory,
'" Brantly said.
Writebol and Brantly contracted the Ebola virus while caring for patients in
the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. They were transported to the
United States to receive care, becoming the first-ever Ebola patients in the
country.
The public's limited knowledge of the Ebola virus, especially in the United
States, has created anxiety and concerns about bringing infected people here
for treatment, Ribner said. "We understand that there are a lot of
questions … However, we cannot let our fears dictate our actions. We must
all care," he said.
The insight doctors gained while treating these two patients will help
advance the world's understanding of Ebola, and will help patients in other
parts of the world, Ribner said. For example, a lack of medical
infrastructure in West Africa may prevent doctors there from being able to
measure certain effects of the Ebola virus on the body, such as fluids and
blood abnormalities. The new insights gained from treating the patients in
the United States could lead to better care for all patients.
Brantly moved to Liberia to work with the charity organization Samaritan's
Purse last October, before the outset of the Ebola outbreak.
"As a medical missionary, I never imagined myself in this position," he said.
"In March, when we got word that Ebola was in Guinea and had spread to
Liberia, we began preparing for the worst." The first Ebola patient arrived
at their center in June, and the number of patients increased steadily
through the following weeks, Brantly said.
"We took every precaution to protect ourselves from this dreaded disease,"
Brantly said.
However, on July 23, Brantly started to feel sick. "I woke up feeling under
the weather, and then my life took an unexpected turn," he said.
In early August, both Brantly and Writebol were evacuated from Africa and
flown to Atlanta, where a medical team was prepared to receive them.
The two were also the first people to receive an experimental drug for Ebola
, but it is not clear whether the drug helped their recovery, because there'
s no prior experience with the drug, Ribner said. "Frankly, we do not know
whether it helped them, whether it made no difference or even theoretically
if it delayed their recovery."
It is also still unclear how Brantly and Writebol contracted the virus,
despite having taking precautions.
Brantly said that he and his family will share more of their story after
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: http://www.livescience.com/47490-cured-ebola-patient-kent-brant
: By Bahar Gholipour, Staff Writer | August 21, 2014 01:54pm ET
: Dr. Kent Brantly, an American doctor who contracted the Ebola virus in West
: Africa, is cured of the disease and was released today from Emory
: University Hospital in Atlanta, where he had been in an isolation unit for
: nearly three weeks.
: After "thorough testing," physicians at Emory and their colleagues at the
: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that Brantly had
: recovered from the Ebola virus disease and can return to his life without
: posing any public health threat, said Dr. Bruce Ribner, director of Emory's
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