The hemorrhagic virus can kill up to 90 percent of those who become infected, and the fatality rate in the current epidemic is about 60 percent. ATLANTA (Reuters) - The first of two American aid workers infected with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia landed in the United States on Saturday, en route to an Atlanta hospital for treatment. A chartered medical aircraft carrying Dr. Kent Brantly touched down at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia shortly before noon, a base spokesman said. news.yahoo/plane-carrying-u-aid-worker-ebola-leaves-liberia-140143113.html
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 17:05:56 +0000