ATLANTA, GA — The first known Ebola patient to be treated on U.S. soil is considering his next move. Samaritan’s Purse doctor Kent Brantly spoke about his recovery Thursday before he left the hospital.
“Today is a a miraculous day. I am thrilled to be alive, to be well, and to be reunited with my family,” he said. Brantly spent almost three weeks at Emory University Hospital. Like Nancy Writebol, Brantly was given an experimental serum called Z-Mapp. His condition improved dramatically within an hour. Blood tests confirm Brantly has been cured.
The Ebola outbreak has claimed more than 1,300 lives in west Africa since March. South Africa has issued a travel ban for Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea in the hopes of keeping the virus from spreading to south Africa. Health officials say Ebola is transmitted through contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids.
