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Ebola nurse Nina Pham free of virus Two US Ebola nurses free of virus
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A nurse infected with Ebola is now free of the virus and will be discharged from hospital, say US health officials. Two nurses infected with Ebola while caring for a dying patient in Dallas have been declared free of the virus.
Nina Pham, 26, is is one of two nurses who contracted the virus while caring for Liberian Thomas Duncan in Dallas. One of them, Nina Pham, had a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House, hours after being discharged.
The news comes one day after a doctor returning from Guinea tested positive for Ebola in New York City.The news comes one day after a doctor returning from Guinea tested positive for Ebola in New York City.
Health officials are seeking people who came into contact with Craig Spencer, and three people close to him have already been put in quarantine.
More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - since March.More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - since March.
On Friday, it was announced that one million doses of an Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015. On Friday, it was announced that one million doses of an experimental Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015.
But it was a day of mixed news in the US, where the first infection in New York was followed by one of the infected nurses being released from hospital. But it was a day of mixed news in the US, where the first infection in New York was followed by the release from hospital of Ms Pham, 26.
"I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today," Ms Pham told reporters on Friday. "I am on my way back to recovery." "I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today," she said. "I am on my way back to recovery."
The nurse thanked supporters for their prayers during her illness, and asked for privacy as she plans her return to Texas. Ms Pham thanked supporters for their prayers during her illness, and asked for privacy as she plans her return to Texas and a reunion with her dog, Bentley.
Ms Pham arrived last week at a specialist hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, after being flown there from Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. But first she was flown to Washington, at the request of the White House.
Mr Duncan died earlier this month and it is still unclear how Ms Pham contracted the virus while wearing protective clothing as she treated him. In other developments:
She earlier received an antibody-filled plasma infusion provided by a doctor, Kent Brantley, previously treated for the virus. Ms Pham had been treated at a specialist hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, since being flown there from Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas last week.
Later on Friday, Ms Pham is scheduled to meet with US President Barack Obama at the White House. The other nurse, Amber Vinson, has also been declared virus-free, but she will remain in treatment in Atlanta until further notice.
"Tests no longer detect virus in her blood," a Georgia hospital official said.
Thomas Duncan died earlier this month and it is still unclear how the nurses contracted the virus while wearing protective clothing.
US Ebola patients:US Ebola patients:
Dr Kent Brantly: The aid worker was flown to Atlanta on 1 August and discharged three weeks later.Dr Kent Brantly: The aid worker was flown to Atlanta on 1 August and discharged three weeks later.
Nancy Writebol: Mr Brantly's colleague also contracted the virus in Liberia and also recovered.Nancy Writebol: Mr Brantly's colleague also contracted the virus in Liberia and also recovered.
Rick Sacra: After working in the same Liberian hospital, he recovered after treatment in Nebraska facilityRick Sacra: After working in the same Liberian hospital, he recovered after treatment in Nebraska facility
Thomas Duncan: The Liberian was the first person diagnosed with Ebola inside the US. He died on 8 October.Thomas Duncan: The Liberian was the first person diagnosed with Ebola inside the US. He died on 8 October.
Nina Pham: A nurse who treated Duncan in Dallas, she was declared free of the virus.Nina Pham: A nurse who treated Duncan in Dallas, she was declared free of the virus.
Amber Vinson: The second Dallas nurse is being treated in Atlanta, and about to be discharged.Amber Vinson: The second Dallas nurse is being treated in Atlanta, and about to be discharged.
Ashoka Mukpo: Freelance cameraman flown from Liberia to Nebraska and later released.Ashoka Mukpo: Freelance cameraman flown from Liberia to Nebraska and later released.
Dr Craig Spencer: A doctor recently returned from Guinea is in isolation at a New York city hospital.Dr Craig Spencer: A doctor recently returned from Guinea is in isolation at a New York city hospital.
Meanwhile, another Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola has been officially cleared of the illness.
"Tests no longer detect virus in her blood," a Georgia hospital official said of Amber Vinson, who will remain in treatment until further notice.
The news of the two nurses' recoveries comes a day after a new infection, the first in New York.The news of the two nurses' recoveries comes a day after a new infection, the first in New York.
Dr Spencer, 33, began to feel tired on Tuesday and developed a fever and diarrhoea on Thursday.Dr Spencer, 33, began to feel tired on Tuesday and developed a fever and diarrhoea on Thursday.
He immediately contacted medical services and was taken to the city's Bellevue Hospital, where he is being kept in isolation.He immediately contacted medical services and was taken to the city's Bellevue Hospital, where he is being kept in isolation.
Mr Obama said his thoughts and prayers were with the patient.Mr Obama said his thoughts and prayers were with the patient.
On Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city's response had been exemplary.On Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city's response had been exemplary.
"We have this situation under control," Mr de Blasio told reporters. "Preparation levels were extraordinary.""We have this situation under control," Mr de Blasio told reporters. "Preparation levels were extraordinary."
He said New Yorkers had nothing to fear from the news.He said New Yorkers had nothing to fear from the news.
"Casual contact cannot lead to acquiring this disease," he added, noting that only those in direct contact with infected bodily fluids were at risk."Casual contact cannot lead to acquiring this disease," he added, noting that only those in direct contact with infected bodily fluids were at risk.
But medical professionals have been retracing Dr Spencer's steps through the city, to further contain the outbreak.But medical professionals have been retracing Dr Spencer's steps through the city, to further contain the outbreak.
He had travelled on the subway, been bowling and gone out jogging before he started feeling unwell.He had travelled on the subway, been bowling and gone out jogging before he started feeling unwell.
His apartment in Upper Manhattan is being cleaned and the bowling alley in Brooklyn has been closed as a precaution.His apartment in Upper Manhattan is being cleaned and the bowling alley in Brooklyn has been closed as a precaution.
Dr Spencer left Guinea on 14 October, and returned to New York City on 17 October via Europe.Dr Spencer left Guinea on 14 October, and returned to New York City on 17 October via Europe.
His fiance and two friends have been placed into quarantine.His fiance and two friends have been placed into quarantine.
Ebola patients are only infectious if they have symptoms, and the disease is only transmittable through bodily fluids, experts say.Ebola patients are only infectious if they have symptoms, and the disease is only transmittable through bodily fluids, experts say.
Mr Obama telephoned both the mayor and the governor to discuss the deployment of health officials and to offer "any additional federal support necessary", the White House said.Mr Obama telephoned both the mayor and the governor to discuss the deployment of health officials and to offer "any additional federal support necessary", the White House said.
Meanwhile, one million doses of an Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015, it has been announced.
The World Health Organization said "several hundred thousand" will be produced in the first half of the year.
More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - since March.
Mali has now confirmed its first case of Ebola after a two-year-old girl tested positive for the virus.
It is the sixth West African country to be affected by the latest Ebola outbreak - however Senegal and Nigeria have since been declared virus-free by the WHO.
The WHO says 443 health workers have contracted Ebola, of whom 244 have died.The WHO says 443 health workers have contracted Ebola, of whom 244 have died.
EU leaders pledged at a summit on Friday to boost aid to combat Ebola in West Africa to 1bn euros ($1.25bn; £785m), EU president Herman Van Rompuy tweeted.
Member states and the European Commission have already pledged nearly 600m euros.
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