US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus
US Doctor Who Survived Ebola Donates Blood to Journalist with the Virus – NBC News reported on Wednesday, the American doctor who was successfully treated after contracting Ebola, Dr, Kent Brantly, has donated blood to an NBC freelance cameraman who has also been diagnosed with the virus.
Doctors from the Nebraska Medical Center contacted Dr. Kent Brantly after they realized his blood type matched that of photojournalist Ashoka Mukpo. Doctors hope antibodies in Brantly’s plasma will help kick-start Mukpo’s immune system.
Mukpo’s father, Dr. Mitchell, Levy told NBC News, “This act of kindness and generosity makes me believe in the goodness of humanity.”
Mukpo had worked for a nonprofit organization in Liberia for two years before recently joining NBC as cameraman when he contracted the disease.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Ebola has killed over 3,400 people in West Africa.
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