The man who beat Ebola

Dr Kent Brantly, 33, and aid worker Nancy Writebol, 60, underwent intensive, experimental treatment at Emory University Hospital after contracting the disease while in Liberia. Speaking to a press conference with the medical team that treated him, Dr Brantly said he had been through the ‘most difficult experience of his life’.

Dr. Kent Brantly, heroically requested the last dose of the drug be given to fellow worker Nancy Writebol, after only a small amount of the medicine arrived in the disease plagued part of Liberia where the pair had been working, according to the Samaritan’s Purse charity.

‘Today is a miraculous day,’ he added. ‘On July 23 I woke up feeling under the weather, then my life took an unexpected turn.

‘There were thousands, maybe millions of people praying for me throughout that week, and I’ve heard story after story about how this has impacted on the lives of people across the globe.’

The hospital’s infectious disease specialist, Dr Bruce Ribner, said he was confident the pair posed no risk to public health.

‘We’re tremendously pleased with their recovery,’ he added. All who have worked with them have been impressed by their courage and determination.

‘They have been an inspiration.’

‘Ebola has created understandable anxiety, but we can’t let our fears dictate our actions.

‘We must all care.’

Dr Brantly thanked hospital staff and the Samaritans Purse charity who he was working with in Liberia.

- metro.co.uk