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| Second US aid worker infected with Ebola arrives in Atlanta | |
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| A second American aid worker infected with the deadly Ebola virus while responding to the outbreak in west Africa arrived in the US on Tuesday. | |
| A specially equipped plane carrying 59-year-old Nancy Writebol took off from the airport in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, late on Monday night. The plane made a refuelling stop in Maine en route to Atlanta on Tuesday morning. | A specially equipped plane carrying 59-year-old Nancy Writebol took off from the airport in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, late on Monday night. The plane made a refuelling stop in Maine en route to Atlanta on Tuesday morning. |
| Writebol will be treated at Atlanta’s Emory University in a sophisticated isolation unit along with fellow aid worker Dr Kent Brantly. | |
| Brantly and Writebol contracted Ebola while working in Liberia for a North Carolina-based evangelical Christian group, Samaritan’s Purse. | Brantly and Writebol contracted Ebola while working in Liberia for a North Carolina-based evangelical Christian group, Samaritan’s Purse. |
| Writebol had been working as a hygienist, decontaminating those entering and leaving the isolation ward at a hospital in Monrovia, Samaritan’s Purse said on its website. | Writebol had been working as a hygienist, decontaminating those entering and leaving the isolation ward at a hospital in Monrovia, Samaritan’s Purse said on its website. |
| Brantly arrived in the US over the weekend, and was taken to the Atlanta hospital’s isolation unit, which is said to be among the best in the country. On Sunday, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr Thomas Frieden, said Brantly’s condition had improved. | Brantly arrived in the US over the weekend, and was taken to the Atlanta hospital’s isolation unit, which is said to be among the best in the country. On Sunday, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr Thomas Frieden, said Brantly’s condition had improved. |
| The Ebola virus has killed at least 887 people across three west African countries, in which there have been more than 1,300 reported infections. A doctor in Nigeria also contracted the virus. | The Ebola virus has killed at least 887 people across three west African countries, in which there have been more than 1,300 reported infections. A doctor in Nigeria also contracted the virus. |
| There is no known cure for the virus. Brantly and Writebol, however, are being treated with an experimental drug that has never before been tested for safety in humans. | There is no known cure for the virus. Brantly and Writebol, however, are being treated with an experimental drug that has never before been tested for safety in humans. |
| Meanwhile, doctors at Mount Sinai hospital in New York City say they are running tests on a man who had recently traveled to “a west African country where Ebola has been reported”. | Meanwhile, doctors at Mount Sinai hospital in New York City say they are running tests on a man who had recently traveled to “a west African country where Ebola has been reported”. |
| “Odds are this is not Ebola,” said Dr Jeremy Boal, chief medical officer of the Mount Sinai Health System, speaking at a press conference on Monday. “It’s much more likely that it’s a much more common condition.” | “Odds are this is not Ebola,” said Dr Jeremy Boal, chief medical officer of the Mount Sinai Health System, speaking at a press conference on Monday. “It’s much more likely that it’s a much more common condition.” |
| Doctors could not comment on the patient’s condition for privacy reasons, but said they are “not concerned at present”. | Doctors could not comment on the patient’s condition for privacy reasons, but said they are “not concerned at present”. |
| The man arrived at the hospital’s emergency room in the early morning hours on Monday complaining of a high fever and gastrointestinal problems, the hospital said. The patients symptoms mirror those of several possible illnesses. | The man arrived at the hospital’s emergency room in the early morning hours on Monday complaining of a high fever and gastrointestinal problems, the hospital said. The patients symptoms mirror those of several possible illnesses. |
| The patient was placed in strict isolation within seven minutes of arriving at the hospital and is undergoing a series of medical screenings. The test samples will be sent to the CDC, where results can take up to 48 hours or longer to process. | The patient was placed in strict isolation within seven minutes of arriving at the hospital and is undergoing a series of medical screenings. The test samples will be sent to the CDC, where results can take up to 48 hours or longer to process. |
| The Associated Press contributed to this report. | The Associated Press contributed to this report. |