Ebola Victim Returns to Liberia, Aids Research
Ebola Victim Returns to Liberia, Aids Research – Nancy and her husband, David Writebol are headed back to Liberia this weekend, eight months after she became the second American infected with the Ebola virus.
Writebol, a medical missionary, made headlines around the world when she was evacuated by air to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, where she and her colleague Dr. Kent Brantly recovered from the highly deadly virus.
Nancy Writebol said, “Liberia is still very much a part of our lives and our hearts.”
Like all survivors, Nancy Writebol is considered immune to the virus — although it’s not something anyone would ever deliberately test. And David Writebol may also be immune. He’s one of the volunteers testing an experimental vaccine against Ebola.
Both Nancy and David were recently at Emory to help doctors study their immunity. Nancy is donating plasma that might be used to help treat other Ebola patients.
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