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American ebola patient received ‘experimental serum’

04
Aug
2014

An American doctor who contracted Ebola in west Africa appears to be recovering, thanks in part to a new and experimental treatment, according to a report from The Los Angeles Times. Dr. Kenneth Brantly is currently being treated at an Atlanta hospital, but his organization, Samaritans Purse, says the crucial treatment began with an experimental serum that Brantly received in Liberia. Brantly also received a blood transfusion from a recovered Ebola patient who he had treated earlier, which may have aided in his ongoing recovery. Theres currently no specific treatment for the Ebola virus, which has a mortality rate between 50 and 90 percent, but basic medical care can make an enormous difference in managing its symptoms.

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