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Richard Sacra, the third American aid worker evacuated to the United States from West Africa to be treated for Ebola, has been discharged from the hospital.Richard Sacra, the third American aid worker evacuated to the United States from West Africa to be treated for Ebola, has been discharged from the hospital.
Sacra was treated at Nebraska Medical Center after contracting the deadly virus in Liberia while he worked to deliver babies. He was not treating Ebola patients.Sacra was treated at Nebraska Medical Center after contracting the deadly virus in Liberia while he worked to deliver babies. He was not treating Ebola patients.
"I am so grateful," Sacra said in a statement. "Just so incredibly grateful to have gotten through this illness. Many were praying for me, even people I did not know personally. During the time I was here, there was a growing confidence that God was answering those prayers, and that I was steadily improving."
Two other Americans have been discharged after they were successfully treated for Ebola in the United States, including another medical doctor, Kent Brantly, who later donated a unit of blood, or convalescent serum, to Sacra.Two other Americans have been discharged after they were successfully treated for Ebola in the United States, including another medical doctor, Kent Brantly, who later donated a unit of blood, or convalescent serum, to Sacra.
Brantly's blood contains anti-bodies to the virus that might have helped Sacra's immune system fight Ebola.Brantly's blood contains anti-bodies to the virus that might have helped Sacra's immune system fight Ebola.
Sacra was also treated with an experimental medication, TKM-Ebola, which stops the Ebola virus from replicating.Sacra was also treated with an experimental medication, TKM-Ebola, which stops the Ebola virus from replicating.
"I am so grateful," Sacra said in a statement, according to USA Today. "Just so incredibly grateful to have gotten through this illness. Many were praying for me, even people I did not know personally. During the time I was here, there was a growing confidence that God was answering those prayers, and that I was steadily improving." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that two separate blood samples taken from Sacra 24 hours apart found that there was no Ebola virus present in his bloodstream.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that two separate blood samples taken from Sacra found that there was no Ebola virus present in his bloodstream.