Dr. Kent Brantly and his wife, Amber (L) arrive at a conference at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, after being released.The two American patients diagnosed with Ebola in July have been released from the hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, where they were receiving treatment.
After 19 days in isolation in a special unit at the Emory University Hospital, Dr. Kent Brantly, 33, was discharged on Thursday. Nancy Writebol, 59, who had been held with Brantly, was released on Tuesday, which the university revealed on Thursday as well. Both have recovered from the deadly virus.
"God saved my life," he added.
Ebola has a fatality rate of up to 90%; the latest strain has spread throughout West Africa over the past few months, killing more than 1,200 and infecting more than 2,000 in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. It is already the worst outbreak in history.
Brantly is not the first to recover from Ebola. While no cure exists for the virus, treatment is available.
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