William Pooley, the Ebola patient in Britain who took ZMapp, the experimental drug given to two American aid workers, was released Wednesday from a London hospital. The 29-year old had worked as a nurse treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone and on Wednesday thanked the Royal Free Hospital staff for its successful treatment of his case. He said he was "wonderfully lucky" to … [Read more...]
New Ebola Outbreak Discovered in Congo & British Victim is Flown Home
A new outbreak of the Ebola disease has been detected in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Also, a British medical worker was just flown back from West Africa this Sunday. He is the first Briton to be infected with the Ebola virus during the epidemic. The identity of the Briton has not been disclosed, but the Department of Health declared that he is "not currently seriously unwell". The victim … [Read more...]