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U.S. doctor contracts Ebola in Liberia
Reuters ^ | 7-27-2014

Posted on 07/26/2014 7:34:38 PM PDT by Citizen Zed

A 33-year-old American doctor working for a relief organization in Liberia's capital has tested positive for the tropical disease Ebola, according to a statement from Samaritan's Purse.

Dr. Kent Brantly, medical director at one of the country's two treatment centers run by the organization, recognized his own symptoms and confined himself to an isolation ward.

It was not immediately clear how he caught Ebola. The relief group's Melissa Strickland said that he had followed strict safety protocols when treating patients.

"It's too early to try to explain it. We will have an intensive and thorough investigation," she said.

Across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, at least 660 people have died from the illness, according to the World Health Organisation, as poor, ill-equipped African governments have struggled to cope with the virus.

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.mobile.reuters.com ...


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Oh crap.
1 posted on 07/26/2014 7:34:38 PM PDT by Citizen Zed
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To: 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...

Ping...and prayers.


2 posted on 07/26/2014 7:36:12 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Citizen Zed

This, on the heels of a popular doctor in Sierra Leone catching the disease.

It is a dangerous disease. I know that health care workers are supposed to cover themselves completely with protective clothing, but I wonder if that is enough. Laboratory workers wear spacesuits to research the virus, maybe that is the only safe way to be around it.

I wish the best for this doctor.


3 posted on 07/26/2014 7:40:03 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: Citizen Zed

Prayer’s up for this brave doctor.


4 posted on 07/26/2014 7:41:22 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Smokin' Joe

Oh No -Prayers.


5 posted on 07/26/2014 7:41:48 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Citizen Zed

Prayers for this doctor who devoted himself to bringing relief to the suffering. May God find a way to heal him.


6 posted on 07/26/2014 7:42:16 PM PDT by McGavin999
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To: Citizen Zed

Has the missing patient zero shown up yet either
at the Mexican border or escorted directly by DH”S”?


7 posted on 07/26/2014 7:44:05 PM PDT by Diogenesis (The EXEMPT Congress is complicit in the absence of impeachment)
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To: Citizen Zed

i believe Dr. Kent Brantly is from ft. worth texas

i hope he’s under quarantine


8 posted on 07/26/2014 7:45:38 PM PDT by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: Citizen Zed

More info:

http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/kent-brantly-fort-worth-doctor-in-africa-tests-positive-for-ebola-virus-268750291.html


9 posted on 07/26/2014 7:50:13 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Citizen Zed

Mutation .... that’s a word they should become familiar with.


10 posted on 07/26/2014 7:53:04 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Stupid has consequences ... in healthcare it can be a fatal consequence!)
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To: RetiredTexasVet

Another medical professional - a European, I believe - died of it in Lagos last week.


11 posted on 07/26/2014 7:55:58 PM PDT by livius
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To: RetiredTexasVet

“Mutation .... that’s a word they should become familiar with.”

“Africa wins again” should be considered before departing for Africa.


12 posted on 07/26/2014 7:57:46 PM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and for what Muslims do.)
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To: sten

The way the article reads, it should like he placed himself in quarantine in Liberia.


13 posted on 07/26/2014 8:00:23 PM PDT by DannyTN (I)
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To: Citizen Zed

I believe his wife, and two children just returned to TX a day or two ago to visit family. There’s no mention of her husband contracting the disease on the brantleybunch.com.

His wife, Amber assisted with meals at the hospital/ELWA.
His children are very young. The Brantleys are extremely devout Christians.


14 posted on 07/26/2014 8:04:05 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Of course I didn't read the article. After all, this is Free Republic.)
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Even more info, he’s married with 2 little kids.

http://www.carrollcrossroads.com/


15 posted on 07/26/2014 8:10:08 PM PDT by Black Agnes
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To: Citizen Zed

No good deed goes unpunished.

That’s really too bad.

I hope God is merciful to someone like this.


16 posted on 07/26/2014 8:17:41 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Smokin' Joe

Oh,man.

Absolutely frightening.

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17 posted on 07/26/2014 8:22:50 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Black Agnes

Thanks for posting that link. This is just so sad. Beautiful young family.

From the blog link you posted....

Kent was scheduled to arrive in Texas this week for a much needed break; to attend the wedding, and meet our son. His wife (Geoff’s sister) Amber and their kids arrived back in Texas last week ahead of him.....

....Please join us in fervent, immediate prayer. Please share this with as many as you know as we call on the Great Physician to bring HIS comfort and healing for our brother. In all things may HE be glorified.


18 posted on 07/26/2014 8:29:27 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: exDemMom

Am I correct in thinking this is the second doctor who has contracted ebola? Something is starting to smell.


19 posted on 07/26/2014 8:42:39 PM PDT by bgill
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To: Citizen Zed

“Dr. Kent Brantly, medical director at one of the country’s two treatment centers run by the organization, recognized his own symptoms and confined himself to an isolation ward.”

Good for him. I pray this guy gets better.


20 posted on 07/26/2014 8:44:59 PM PDT by Politicalkiddo (You cannot protect a child from child abuse by aborting it. Abortion *is* child abuse.)
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