Dr Michael Jacobs, clinical lead in infectious diseases, speaks to members of the media.(AFP)
London:
A British man infected with the deadly Ebola virus has been released from a London hospital after making a full recovery.
William Pooley, who had worked as a nurse treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, on Wednesday thanked the Royal Free Hospital staff for its successful treatment of his case. He had been cared for in a special isolated unit.
He said he was "wonderfully lucky" to have survived.
The 29-year-old was flown back to Britain on Aug. 24.
The Ebola outbreak has been centered in West Africa in the countries of Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
William Pooley, who had worked as a nurse treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, on Wednesday thanked the Royal Free Hospital staff for its successful treatment of his case. He had been cared for in a special isolated unit.
He said he was "wonderfully lucky" to have survived.
The 29-year-old was flown back to Britain on Aug. 24.
The Ebola outbreak has been centered in West Africa in the countries of Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
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