It was a few short hours ago when report broke out as part of the escalating Ebola epidemic in
West Africa a US doctor, Kent Brantly had himself associated to the deadly virus. Moments ago we
found out that a second US doctor from the same aid organization in Liberia, Nancy Writebol, has been infected with Ebola.
Two U.S. citizens are now listed to be infected with the deadly and incurable Ebola virus in West Africa.
The first American reported to have
contracted the disease is a doctor working with Ebola patients in Liberia, who tested positive for the deadly virus, North Carolina-based Samaritan's Purse issued said in a news release on Saturday.
The second employed doctor tested positive for Ebola is a woman employed by an aid organization in Liberia who is a married mother of two.
In a statement on Sunday, Samaritan's Purse said: " Nancy Writebol is employed by SIM in Liberia and was helping the joint
Samaritan's Purse/SIM team that is treating Ebola patients at the Case Management Center in Monrovia ."
Writebol's age and hometown have not been released at this time.
What is most disturbing is that the two physicians have contracted the lethal disease despite apparently taking much needed precations
to avoid infection as the following photos below demonstrate.
Dr. Kent Brantly assists two ELWA Hospital staff in transporting an Ebola patient from the triage
unit to the isolation unit in the rain on Tuesday July 22, 2014, in Liberia.
Dr. Kent Brantly (right) collects a blood sample from a suspected Ebola patient in the ELWA
isolation ward in Liberia
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