Dr. Kent Brantly is the first American victim in a growing epidemic in western Africa. The epidemic has killed at least 660 people so far.
Dr. Kent Brantly (left) treats an Ebola patient in Liberia.
AP Photo/Samaritan's Purse
Dr. Kent Brantly, 33, has been working with Ebola patients in Liberia since September. He is a member of Samaritan's Purse, an evangelical Christian aid organization based in North Carolina. Brantly, a married father of two, is receiving treatment in Africa, according to a statement from Samaritan's Purse.
Sheik Umar Khan was leading the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone.
Staff / Reuters
Doctor Sheik Umar Khan tested positive for the disease earlier this week and was receiving treatment. In addition, the first Ebola victim in Sierra Leone was on the run earlier this week after her family forcibly removed her from a Freetown hospital, Reuters reports.
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