dr. kent brantley coming to the rescue offering up his plasma to try to kick start his immune system and get him healthy. time for real talk now with dr. mark, chief of infectious disease at nebraska medical center, one of the physicians treating him. great to have you on the show. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me. >> let's start out with the condition of your ebola patient. what can you tell us? >> well, as you know, i'm not really at liberty to share too much of his personal information, but sufficed to say, he is seriously ill, but he is stable. >> so tell us a little bit about the blood transfusion with dr. kent brantley. how did that work, and what do you hope will be the end result? >> we were terrifically lucky that the blood types began for dr. brantley in our current patient just like our previous patient here with ebola matched, and so dr. brantley very generously agreed to donate his blood. from that we've prepared it, developed the serum and delivered that to our current patients. in a masht that has survived ebola, they have very high levels of antibodies present, and we

dr. brantley has done it for two other patients. nina pham made a statement today. >> she d she said i'm doing well and want to thank everyone for their wishes and prayers. i'm blessed by the support of family and friends and blessed to be cared for about it best team of doctors and nurses in the world here at texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas. >> i appreciate the update. there say lot to get to in this hour. he wished there was an ebola response team on the ground the day that thomas eric duncan was diagnosed but there will be a team like that from now on as soon as patients are diagnosed as testing positive. if there are any more cases in the united states swreshgs. we have a lot more to discuss. here is that interview. >> when we learn that nina pham contracted ebola, you said it was because of a breech of protocol. do you know right now how she was infected? >> we're not sure how she was infected. we're intensively looking at. that we're not waiting for the results of our investigation. we're immediately changing any

dr. brantley was working, when ebola came to liberia, we had no choice but to begin to focus on ebola. we did not have any options. after a while, we had to close all of our projects, and i have 408 people that work for me, liberians thas that work for samaritans first, we had to pull them off the pro jebs and focus them on the ebola response, not one of them has gotten ebola. their families, these are large families of average 10 or more, talking over 4,000 people, not one has had ebola. we have trained them how to protect themselves and be careful and wash, use clorox and bleach to clean your hands, these people, do that. and we have been safe there dr. brantley got ebola from the hospital, he believes he was the operating on a woman in the emergency room, and did not realize she had ebola, he did not have all of the protective gear, she died a couple days later, he feels that is probably where he got it. you know healthcare workers are heroes. and we need to treat them with respect, we need to hold them in highest open, they are --est em, they are risking their lives to save lives o

dr. kent brantley. will the blood transfusion increase the likelihood of survival? >> somebody who has survived ebola like dr. brantley has circulating antibodies, this passive inmenu indication where there is a blood product with those antibodies pre-formed. dr. brantley pre-formed them when he was fighting off the disease, and the hope is that they will attack the ebola virus in the next patient, the one getting the infusion. >> doctor, i would like to get your opinion on the new protocols in five of the airports here and the advanced screening process. from your perspective how much will this help keeping ebola from spreading in the u.s.? >> you have to remember that there will be what we call false positives. people who have a fever but don't have ebola. that happens all the time. we'll be screening some people and having to evaluate them and then it turns out they don't have ebola. that's okay. i think we'll pick up some. dr. duncan, he didn't have a fever when he came through. so we won't pick up 100% of people. we'll only pick up peep who didn't screen positi

dr. kent brantley survived the virus. he donated blood so this doctor said that we don't know whether or not that will help her although it hasn't been confirmed if that's what helped dr. brantley pull through. he says the goal is to help her walk out this door virus free. they do not know however he is optimistic she will pull through. >> a short time ago maryland governor talked about why a nurse with ebola was transferred to the free state. maryland has some of the best health care professionals in the world. he said marylanders should be more worried about the patients that are overseas. >> our hearts go out to all those families who have been affected by ebola and the tragedy and tremendous loss of life that has occurred among our neighbors in west africa. >> and more officials are weighing in. is ews talk, the question our healthcare system prepared to deal with it and my confidence is greatest. we have the kind of healthcare system cak take this and control it. >> in the meantime in the common wealth doctors contin

dr. brantley received a a transfusion of that boy's blood when he first got sick. dr. brantley and another woman working for the same aide group, dr. nancy writebol, they both received initial treatment in liberia, and then they were brought back to the united states for supportive care at emory university in atlanta. both of those americans survived their bouts with ebola. and it felt like a miracle when it happened, but they both survived. >> today is a miraculous day. i'm thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family. >> dr. kent brantly was the first american to be treated for ebola in this country, but, of course, he was not the last. after he survived his bout with the disease, dr. brantly was asked if he would do for other patients in the united states what that little liberian boy had done for him. would he donate his blood and his blood plasma and give it as a donation to other patients fighting ebola to see if the antibodies in his blood could help them fight off the virus, too. dr. brantly was asked and he said yes. he donated his blood a

dr. brantley, who was just here sunday, donating his plaza. he happened to live in nearby fort worth and his blood containing the ebola fighting antibodies are coursing through her veins. >> a special mask for the health care worker diagnosed with ebola at the catholic church that she attends. >> we pray for everyone who is affected by ebola. >> she was part of the medical team that cared for thomas eric duncan, who died last week. >> the pastor spoke to the family. >> reportedly dr. kent brantley donated blood, hoping his antibodies will help her fight off the disease. there are many questions about how the health care worker contracted ebola, even though she was wearing protective gear. >> we've got to figure out what happened, why was this person infected or exposed. i think they're looking at the donning of the suit or taking off, the intubation or dialysis. we need to figure this out quickly. health care workers critical. >> it was said there had been a breach in protocol, but monday, he said he was not implying it was the health care wor

dr. kent brantley, remember him? we called him dr. golden blood. because his blood is gold.he is introducing the president at an event in the white house for health care workers fighting ebola. dr. brantley, of course, has donated his plasma to other ebola patients along with the antibodies in the plasma that can target the ebola virus. dr. brantley says he was doing what a young pashs in africa did for him. the 14-year-old survivor of ebola, gave the doctor a unit of blood for transfusions after the doctor discovered he was ill. we're monitoring this. the president will speak. we'll bring you late details and anything of importance as "shepard smith reporting" rolls on this wednesday afternoon. . . >>> we interrupt this commercial breaks as the president is beginning to speak on ebola and other topics. let's listen. >> but for your extraordinary work to help save lives in africa and here at home. as many of you know, i welcomed kent and his wonderful wife amber to the white house last month and i was so moved by their deep faith, a faith that grounds their unwavering commit

dr. kent brantley agreed to give duncan a drug transfusion but dr. brantley said he never heard back from the hospital in texas. they may not have been the same drug type. we don't know. zmapp, given to the two patients in atlanta was given but the whole tiny supply is gone and not available anymore. several experimental drugs are being tried right now and keep in mind they're all experimental. the work to develop an ebola vaccine is under way at an accelerated pace and could have something early next year. >> let's hope so. >>> some drivers downtown were seeing red today. we'll explain why this traffic jam in d.c. was actually planned. >>> at&t to pay up millions in a mobile cramming case. were you a victim? i'll tell you how to start the process next. >>> this picture will not be the same as we make our way through thing is...our crazy tax code actually rewards companies... for shipping them overseas. it's wrong and i'm fighting to fix it. i'm mark warner...i brought republicans and democrats... together on a bill that gives incentives to companies

dr. brantley has within his anti-bodies against the ebola virus. it is theoretically and possibly likely, practically true that had a role but we don't know that but that's one of the things i want to emphasize about this institution. not only do we have the welfare first but we need to learn things from other patients. so we'll try as best as we can. have made a d difference. about no symptoms for the ebola virus. what does that involve? >> well, as you know and you've a variety ofre are symptoms that have to do with ebola. diarrhea and vomiting nd fever and there's rash and organ sometimes dysfunction. but there is no specific therapy hat is proven to be effective against ebola and that's why excellent medical care is critical. able to give you insight on how she contracted the virus? >> we're trying to work that out because that is part of the issue of the kinds of things we might want to learn. on that will be more later. right now we wanted to district attorney care of her and when we get further information if we'll make it known. role in d h

dr. brantley were associated have a facility in north carolina on their campus where returning volunteers remain for 21 days. the issue that home quarantine will place an enormous burden and discourage people from going back to west africa or keeping others from volunteering to go does not stand up well when you face the fact that many of these organizations do require that you do not return to work for 21 days. a home quarantine is simply a relatively minored a-onto that already-existing recommendation. i think people in new york city became extremely panicked when they saw someone who they thought was incubating the ebola disease was traveling to different parts of the city, and their understanding of communicate ability and when someone is communicable created 9 governor's order for institutional quarantine, which as you mentioned was quite extreme. >> where does the public fit in the buzz of education, messaging and prudent care for the people who are in real life effected by these things? a lot of people are afraid of ebola, who are never going to get it. >> it is all about risk comm

dr. brantley was able to, where he was a match, where he would have anti-bodies that are help. . is untested. we don't foe what works, what doesn't work. this all has to be done as much of an experiment as it is. let's talk about liberia, sierra leone and the other countries so devastated be i this, person troops are there now trying to create field hospitals doing some lab work. 28 are doing lab testing, highly speerntsd, we are told. what is the implication of all of this and the fact that americans are getting so frightened by the possibility of ebola here when you have a whole part of a continent that is really experiencing the terrible outbreak. >> well, i think fear can really play a big part into that. i think just, we have one case right here right now, two days and i think that we need to be really careful not to let that fear take hold of us in going and helping and, sure, it's possible that others will come if contact with ebola. it doesn't mean we should stop going, stop praying, stop giving just as i said before, sometimes firemen will go see a house on fire and they

dr. brantley has donated his blood. thank you. >> stephanie, some same sex couples today will be able to get marriage licenses in two more states, nevada and colorado. officials in both states say they'll abide by court rulings throwing out gay marriage bans. tuesday, an appeals court overturned the bans in nevada and idaho. idaho's attorney general is still evaluating whether to appeal to the supreme court. >> police in one boston suburb are hunting for a man they say breaks into people's homes, watches them sleep and then just runs away. victims say they've spotted him hovering over their bed. he apologizes when they wake up and then just leaves. >> police need to find him before his crimes escalate. >> we don't know what the next step is going to be. why is he there? is he trying to summon courage to do something else? we're trying to get to the bottom to identify the individual before somebody gets hurt. >> police are not sure if that man is mentally ill or if he has criminal intentions. >> very odd. >> a violent po

dr. brantley donated blood to help this nurse. brantley was successfully treated for ebola in emery hospital in atlanta and is now healthy. the reason this could be critical because his body successfully kicked the disease. it is full of ebola fighting antibodies, according to doctors, something that could help the nurse get back on the road to recovery. you mentioned that nbc freelance journalist, he too received blood transfusions from dr. brantley and apparently said to be doing better. we hope the same for this nurse, john. eric: let's hope all of that has positive effect. casey stiegel, thank you. >> doctors say that he died despite their intensive medical treatments. the infection of that 56-year-old man at a contact with others leading the u.n. peacekeeping mission to put several dozen medical staffers under medical observation. we'll keep you posted on that story. jon: president obama and the joint chiefs chairman, general martin dempsey will meet with defense chiefs from 20 coalition nations today essentially what will be

dr. ken brantley and nancy writebol were brought back to the u.s. for treatment in atlanta.he cdc's social media team was bombarded with questions about whether that risk spread the epidemic to this country. one of the responses was retweeted 4,000 times. carol kraford is chief of electronic media at the cdc. >> the top three misconceptions i've observed over social media are the fact that ebola could potentially be airborne, that it spreads through general casual contact, and that they can get ebola from people that have not yet shown symptoms. >> reporter: the cdc became aware of the power of social media in 20019 when the h1n1 flu hit. now the cdc has over 3.5 million. don dahler, cbs news, new york. >>> well, coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest on the death of thomas duncan and fears another person in dallas could have ebola. plus, a scandal within a scandal. did the white house withhold evidence about the secret service prostitution scandal in colombia? >>> and robert downey jr. on his new court drama "the judge." that's the news for this m

dr. kent brantley for his selfless act of donating plasma to me. >> dr. kent brantley was one of the doctors who contracted ebola, and was cured here in the united states. he has been donating his plasma not only to pham but to a couple of others. i do want to go back out to erika pitzi. erica, we're still awaiting this press conference. are there any cracks in the system that have been apparent or was this an outstanding response as we heard carolyn maloney say? >> according to city leaders, this was an outstanding r response. the governor said we had been preparing for this not just at the hospital system, but also with transportation systems. the fdny responded right away when dr. spencer reported his fever and they sent their emt's in with their full protective gear. and here at the hospital we have specialized doctors and nurses that are trained and ready for this. we have done stories in recent weeks, about how bellevue hospital has been preparing and drilling. and one of the things that they have really learned out of dallas was the idea of these pr

dr. kent brantley donated blood to mukpo. brantley did the same for another ebola patient who survived. >>> and there is growing public concern about ebola. a cbs news poll finds 69% of those asked are somewhat or very concerned about an ebola outbreak in this country, and 54% say the u.s. government isn't prepared to deal with a possible outbreak. this week the cdc in alabama started training doctors and nurses to treat ebola patients. mark strassmann has that part of the story. >> reporter: this is a mock ebola treatment unit similar to 17 clinics the u.s. is building in west africa. john welch, a 33-year-old nurse from boston, was covered head to toe in a protective suit. >> there are a lot of people who need our help. >> are you concerned about your own safety? your own health? >> i think you have to have a small amount of healthy concern because that allows you to follow protocol and follow procedure to the "t" every time. >> reporter: 36 licensed clinicians spent three days practicing triage. they're all headed to west

dr. brantley survived. mr. duncan did not.ld we read into that further and assume that other hospitals around the country besides an emory or a nebraska cannot take care of these patients? i don't think so. keep in mind that this is still a very deadly disease. in west africa, the mortality rates are 60%. i think it is better in the united states. they're not going to be zero. i think no matter where somebody is. >> david sanders, associate professor of biological sciences at purdue university, considering some of the missteps that happened at texas presbyterian, also that this is a health care worker who contracted this virus this disease at the hospital working with this patient, is it more or less likely or is it a factor at all in deciding if he or she will be treated at this hospital or another? >> i want to -- two things, the treatment that this patient could receive in dallas or in emory is probably equivalent. the question is about containment. this is something that i think is very important to think about. the traini

dr. brantley. it was individual who dropped dead in lagos airport right before he got on a plane to come back to minneapolis. we knew that there would be a problem. we knew someone would show up to an emergency room carrying this virus and might not be picked up originally. that has been a risk out there from the get-go. once the patient is identified, look, if you do research on this virus you can't just do it at any university. you have to go to one of four biolabs in the country. the hospitals are no different. >> but, doctor, it took 76 personnel to look after patient zero. so if we were to get an onslaught of patients i don't think even four institutions could take care of all this? >> why you have to get control of this now. and that means not letting another person come in from western africa who is going to be the new patient zero in another location. you've got to have people with the expertise who are not only able to take care of the patient but protect their own personnel and protect ph

dr. kent brantley. he was successfully treated for the virus and has donated his blood to three ebola patients. we are joined by his sister, christa. our infectious disease specialist also joins us. how do you feel knowing your brother may be helping others? >> i admire kent. in liberia, he was doing everything he could to help ebola patients. it's ban roller coaster ride. it was a devastating diagnosis, but we're so thankful that kent has recovered and is going to be able to make a full recovery, and there have really been a lot of blessings that have come out of the experience or the events, and one of those is the opportunity for kent to be able to help raise awareness about the crisis in west africa, and try to send more supplies and personnel and resources to help over there. >> doctor, on that note, do we know why dr. brantley's blood has been so successful'mingly in treating other patients infected with ebola? >> using serum, which is the part of the blood that has antibodies and just to remind e

dr. kent brantley, who also had ebola and survived. the two have the same blood type and experts hope brantley's anti-bodies will kick start the victim's immune system. >>> meantime, in spain animal rights activists protesting a court-ordered ruling that the dog of a nurse being treated for ebola should be ooutanized for possibly carrying the virus. dr. mark seagull from the fox news medical a team. can pets transfer ebola? >> well, i'll tell you one thing, pets in an area where there's a lot of ebola can have ebola in their blood. that was studied back in 2005, and they definitely can carry ebola. it's never been proven whether a dog having ebola -- they usually don't get sick from it. maybe mildly, but never very sick. whether they could then drool on someone, give them ebola or bite someone, get them ebola. i wouldn't take that chance. animal activists aside, i think it's a reasonable precaution to put this dog down. >> you are agreeing that the dog should be put down. >> i think it's a high likelihood the dog could carry ebola. we

dr. brantley and nancy right bold. it looks good in animal model, still needs to be proven in hugh man. others such as the bio crisp product which is a nuclear side analogue. you have heard about the drug developed in support by the department of defense which is also being used and others that you'll hear about. these are just a few of those, again, that will be going in to clinical trials and that are actually being used in an experimental way with a companionate use with approval from the fda in certain individuals. let me turn to this slide here, which is an important one the. slides regarding a vaccine. we have been working on an ebola vaccine for a number of years, we did the original studies shown in an animal model to be quite favorable. we are right now in the phase of phase one trials that some of you may have heard of started at the nih on september the second. a second vaccine was started just a couple of days ago by the u.s. military in collaboration with the nih. when we finish the stage one trials namely asking is it safe and does it induce a response that you would predi

dr. brantley has within his plasma antibodies against the ebola virus. it is theoretically and possibly likely, practically true that that antibody had a role. but we don't know that. i think that's one of the things i want to emphasize about this particular institution. not only do we have the patient's welfare first, but we need to learn things for other patients. we are going to try as best as we possibly can to learn something. but the theoretical answer to your question it could have made a difference. >> you talk about there being no treatment for the ebola virus itself. what does that involve? you talk about rehydration and that sort of thing, giving back fluids. >> as you know, you've all heard, there are a variety of symptoms that have to do with ebola. there's diarrhea. there's vomiting. there's fever. there's rash. and there's sometimes there's organ system dysfunction. whatever it is, we deal with it, we take care of it. but there is no specific therapy that has been proven to be effective against ebola. that's why excellent medical care is c

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dr. brantley. i want to say to all the doctors and nurses out there that i have told the doctors and nurses here today. each of you studied medicine because you wanted to save lives. the world needs you more than ever. the medical professionals and public health workers serving in africa are a shining example of what america means to the world, of what is possible when america leads. i said this at the u n general assembly. when disease or disaster strikes anywhere in the world, the world calls us. and the reason they call us is because the men and women like the ones who are here today, they respond with skill and professionalism and courage and dedication. and it's because of the determination and skill and dedication and patriotism of folks like this that i am confident we will contain and ultimately snuff out this outbreak of ebola. because that is what we do. a lot of people talk about american exceptionalism. i am a firm believer in american exceptionalism. it is because of folks like this. i

dr. brantley donated blood to try to save tduncan. it's hoped but not proven brantley's blood may contain antibodies that may help journalist ashoka mukpo recover. >>> and many health care workers and volunteers heading for west africa are getting specialized training in procedures. >> reporter: these doctors and nurses sued up in heavy beer are walking step by staep to help people in west africa. >> we're trying to teach it in a practical manner. >> reporter: from the centers for diseased control they have set up specialized draining. >> doctors, nurses, physician's assist staan assistant, anybody who takes care of patients. >> reporter: and to take care of those who are infectious. >> a bucket of 25% chlorine -- >> reporter: and they're preparing for patients in the u.s. bellevue hospital center assembled a lab designed to handle ebola exclusively and actors pretending to be ebola patients were hired to test several hospital systems including bellevue. doctors and nurses are experiencing the uncomfortable and extreme heat involved i

dr. brantley entrance using it into this patient, could it make a difference? the answer is absolutely yes. it could make a difference. dr. brantley has within his plasma antibodies against the ebola virus p it is theoretically and possibly likely practically true that that antibody had a role. we don't know that. that is one of the things i want to emphasize about this particular institution. that only do have the patient's welfare first, but we need to learn things for other patients. we will try as best as we can to learn something. the theoretical answer is it could have made a difference. reporter: [inaudible] as you know and you have heard, there are a variety of symptoms that have to do with ebola. there is diarrhea, vomiting, .ever, rash sometimes of there's organ system dysfunction. whatever those we deal with, we take care of it. there is no specific therapy that has been proven to be effective against ebola. that is my excellent medical care is critical. >> has she been able to give you insight on how she contracted the virus? >> we are trying to wor

dr. brantley. >> emory is one of four hospitals with special isolation units to care for ebola. why are they moving this patient to emery? >> reporter: well, tony, the best answer to that question is it's almost a surrender flag over in dallas. they clearly had a number of missteps in dallas, and at this point everybody knows, including the cdc, who built the quarantine unit behind me over ten years ago that they can take care of patients with the ebola infection successfully. villa the protocols that they do, and there will not be any breach of protocol at this hospital. the nurse we're told is on her way this evening at some point. we don't know what time or where exactly she's going to land. definitely not going to happen at the commercial hub, the busiest airport. >> we have two nurses from emory who have gone to dallas who are experts in treatment. and they're doing peer-to-peer training. >> we're working with the hospital. we have staff there around the clock. there are intensive efforts under way to train, retrain, and supervise staff. >> and those intensive efforts bette

dr. brantley. >> the care of the patient in dallas would have to be referred to the hospital there. i would remind us that ebola is fatal in a high proportion of cases. we encourage rapid and early diagnosis. the earlier a person is diagnosed the likelier they would be to survive. >> what information can you tell us about a possible second ebola patient in texas? do you know if this person was in contact with mr. duncan? was he one of the people you've been watching, or was he recently in west africa. >> my understanding, and this is recent information, but we will get definitive information in the next few hours is that there is someone who does not have either definite contact with ebola or definite symptoms of ebola who is being assessed. we expect as people are more concerned, as there is a higher index of suspicion that people will be assessed. there will be rumors and concerns and that is as it should be. we should keep it in perspective. right now there is only one patient who has ever been diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. and that individual tragically died today. we're trac

dr. brantley sat down with an exclusive interview with dr.chard besser. >> we need to be put aside fear and thinking about how can we help. how can we help these people in america who are suffering from ebola by supporting them and their families, but also how can we help in west africa where the suffering is far greater than we can imagine. how can we help bring an end to this terrible disease that's having a truly global impact. >> going to hear a lot more from dr. besser on "good morning america." >>> a senior executive from the dallas hospital plans to apologize to a congressional committee for mistakes made during the initial treatment of thomas duncan. >>> president obama canceled travel plans for today opting to remain at the white house to keep an eye on the ebola situation. for more, here's abc's devin dwyer. >> reporter: the second case of american ebola abruptly shut down president obama's campaign plans. he canceled a political trip to new jersey and connecticut to hold an emergency meeting at the white house. after two hours behi

dr. brantley agreeing and donating his blood ask offering to donate his blood to mr. in dallas, but it wasn't a match. >> apparently so. both of our missionaries, rick and nancy are willing to donate if it's a match. that's an encouraging report that you gave. the american people which is very typical of us willing to give when others are hurting. that encourages me today. thank you. i really appreciate that. we have over 220 workers serving in a hospital in the ebola unit there in monrovia. great news last week. one of our nurses who contracted ebola there recovered from ebola. tested negative. we are so grateful to be able to see that all of our workers survived this deadly disease. >> there is concern though that the infrastructure in liberia and the governmental institutions of collapsing. can you speak to that? supplies are backed up in container ships and not being distributed properly. >> it is a situation where we are trying to get materials in and the container ships were stopping for a while and then they opened back up and they may be closing down now. this

dr. brantley. >> so she did have the experience to back up her being able to take care of this patient, shewasn't randomly assigned to take care of mr. duncan. she was meticulously sought out and chosen to have this specific role. >> reporter: pham and another unidentified health care worker are under a 21 day quarantine and so is pham's pet dog. people who cared for that dog will have to wear protective gear just as if it was a human patient. >>> the world health organization says it wants to get 70% of ebola patients in west africa under quarantine in the next two months. nay say, if that doesn't happen, new infections could jump to 10,000 cases per week up from 1,000 cases right now per week. they are also estimates that the rate of those who die from ebola in west africa has gone from 50% up to 70%. >>> ktvu's john fowler on the new strategies to protect against the virus both overseas and here in the united states. >> at this oakland church, parishioners grieving and praying for information back home. >> to be able to recommend them to hospital to get treated. and also their culture of

dr. brantley has within his plasma antibodies against the ebola virus.y likely, pact create through that -- practically true that that antibody had a role, but we don't know that. i think that's one of the things i want to emphasize about this particular institution. not only do we have the patient's welfare first, but we need to learn things for other patients, so we're going to try it best as we possibly can to learn something. but the theoretical answer to your question, it certainly could have made a difference. >> you talked about there being no treatment for the ebola virus yourself. what does that involve? [inaudible] that sort of thing given fluids and that sort of thing? >> yeah. well, as you know and you've all heard, already a variety of symptoms that have to do with ebola. there's diarrhea, there's vomiting, there's fever, there's rash, and there sometimes is organ system dysfunction. whatever those, we deal with, we take care of it. but there is no specific therapy that has been proven to be effective of against ebola, and that's why excelle

dr. kent brantley who survived the virus, his blood packed hoped ibodies that are to help her. patient could not get a transfusion fusion from brantley because his blood was not a match. today health officials are still trying to figure out how she was infected by him after wearing the protective gear. and now the c.d.c. are looking into the protocols. >> we have not received the face-to-face training we have requested. the virus spreading world wilede. a worker infected from liberia died overnight and there could be 10,000 new cases per week within two months but the white house warning the risk of it spreading in the u.s. is low. and with resources being sent to dallas others say there's no threat that anyone else here has been infected. >> also closely mon pered the health care workers and a dog and one person believed to have had close contact with her after she began feeling sick but so far none have shown symptoms. >> johns hopkins bloom school of public health is talking about the epidemic this afternoon and the school is wrapping up a symposium and the speaker is concer

dr. brantley who recovered from ebola. officials aren't sure how pham was infected.a former coworker says she was always very careful. >> knowing nina she's one of the most meticulous thorough effective nurses. she thought me infection control and protocall. i learned so much of that from her. >> reporter: pham's pet dog has always been placed under quarantine. and people who have come in contact with the dog will have to wear protective gear just as if the dog was a human patient. >>> today the health world organization had a sobering update on the toll of the disease in africa. the agency expects to see 10,000 new infections per week if aid worker can't get a majority of patients under quarantine within 60 days from now. the w.h.o. says the death rate has raisin to 70% of people infected who will die from the infection. in dallas health officials say that 48 people who had contact with the ebola patient who had last week they've now gone 14 days without showing any signs of the illness. john fowler now joins us with new measures and some long term strategies, john

dr. kent brantley donating his blood to ashoko mukpo. he also gave blood to dr. rick sakra last month. >> and the government announced plans to take the temperatures of travelers arriving from south africa as a part of the stepped-up response to the ebola epidemic. screenings begin in new york city on saturday. >>> new details on president obama's planned bay area visit this week. the president is set to speak at a democratic fund-raiser on friday evening. that will be at the w hotel in san francisco. we learned ticket prices start at $500ed a go up to -- $500 and go up to 32,000. the more expensive ticket will get you a photo with the president an an intervittation to a special re-- invitation to a special reception. >>> several cars damaged due to high tide. why drivers were caught offguard. >>> and a message to young people from the latest nobel prize winner from stanford. >>> a stanford professor woke up to good news after finding out he just won the nobel prize in chemistry. he's actually in brazil right now. but we were able to speak to him via skype. janin

dr. brantley donated that blood syrum for the nbc free lance camera man and said the same for the doctor.tibodies recommended by the world health organization to help people fight ebola. if you remember back when dr. brandly became ill, he was given a blood syrum from a patient he himself had treated. this was an expression of gratitude. they can't say for certain it makes or breaks someone's chances, but it was a very nice gesture and appreciated by the family. >> thank you for all of your great reporting from the ground. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> which event will make headlines in the next 24-hours? how about the one airing tonight on msnbc. the alma awards at 10:00 eastern celebrating latino american contributions to the arts. thanks so much. we appreciate it. >> i'm excited for tonight. it's a special effect and night for latinos in hollywood and the country as we celebrate and gather today for the contributions and all the amazing things they have done in entertainment and music. i'm outside the civic center in pasadena where tonight we celebrate the latinos and the cast wil

dr. brantley. it looks very good in animal models. it still needs to be proven in the human. there are others, such as the pharmaceuticals product. you've heard about the tekmira developed by -- in support by the depth of defense, and that you'll hear about. these are just a few of those, that will be going into clinical trials and that are used, and with certainsionate use in individuals. let me turn to this slide here, which is an important one. vaccine.arding a we have been working on an ebola number of years. we did the original studies shown in an animal model to be quite favorable. are now right at the phase, in phase 1 trials that some of you may have heard of. at the n.i.h. on september 2. a second vaccine was started just a couple of days ago by the military in collaboration with the n.i.h. when we finished those phase 1 namely asking, is it safe? and does it induce a response would predict would be protective? it's important to make sure it's safe. parameters are met, we will advance to a much larger trial in larger numbers of individuals to determine if it welltual

dr. brantley. >> so specific questions about the care of the patient who died in dallas would have to be referred to the hospital there. i would just remind us that ebola, even with the best of treatment, is a terrible disease. and is fatal in a high proportion of cases. and we encourage rapid and early diagnosis because the early someone is diagnosed, the more likely they will be to survive. in the room. >> 11 news in atlanta. what information can you tell us about a possible second ebola patient in texas. do you know if this person was in contact with mr. duncan, was he one of the people were watching? was he recently in west africa. >> my understanding, this is recent information, we will get more definite information in the next few hours, it was someone who is being assessed with either definite contact. people will be assessed. that's as it should be. we should keep it in perspective. right now there's only one patient who has ever been diagnosed with tb -- sorry with ebola, in the u.s. and that individual tragically died today. we are tracing the other 48 people who had possible c

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dr. kent brantley gave blood to an nbc cameraman and blood to an infected doctor who has recovered. both confirm they agreed to also give blood to duncan, but it only work it is their blood types match. now it no longer ma eer matters. >> today we are deeply saddened by the death of the patient in dallas. >> reporter: duncan's case ends with the worst possible outcome. brantley was out of the hospital in 19 days. after finally being admitted, duncan died in 11. david mattingly, cnn, atlanta. >> of course, the question is if he was admitted on the first visit to the hospital, would he have survived. >> we can't say. it's not possible to answer that. >> that's a scare on wednesday. a texas health official says there's no second ebola case in dallas. >> a sheriff's deputy was hospitalized with ebola-like symptoms, but the health official says he had no direct contact with thomas duncan, does not have a fever, and has no risk of ebola. >> he was a first responder to the apartment where duncan was staying, but apparently he wasn't there for long. >> we were told by federal officials, cou

dr. brantley said this is spreading even as we speak. >> with the efforts that are under way in the u.s.,o you think that it's going to do enough to try to raise awareness and to try to stop the spread here in this country by screening passengers at this point? >> if we can stop one case, it will make a profound difference. it took the dallas health department one hour to be overloaded with attacks, and the cdc two weeks later still flying in plane loads of patients. one person screened could make all the difference in the world. yes, this will make a difference. we were asleep at the wheels for not having the protocols well in place before this moment. >> why are you raising concerns that the cdc needs to do more than it has to this point, that you feel that the public needs to have more information about this virus? >> the cdc says that they've been planning for seven months. you think they would have figured out what to do with the 55 gallons of hazardous waste outside emory. what about duncan's urine and blood for a week. i made a single call to action in the atlanta airports, they sa

dr. brantley tells nbc news he was approached and asked if he would be willing to give a blood transfusion, he said yes, of course. he said he was never contacted again. the hospital saying today it's because brantley and duncan, the patient here in texas, their blood types were not compatible. >> all right, we're going to stay on top of this story obviously. nbc's sarah dallof, thank you for your time tonight. >>> now we turn to breaking news out of pennsylvania tonight, and a chilling new detail from the manhunt there. for 27 days, police are searching for eric frein, accused of a deadly sniper attack last month, killing a police officer. law enforcement officials read portions from notes found in the woods they allege frein wrote. >> friday, september 12th. got a shot around 11:00 p.m. and took it. he dropped. i was surprised at how quick. i took a follow-up shot on his head, neck area. he was still and quiet after that. another cop approached the one i just shot. as he went to kneel, i took a shot at him and jumped in the door. his legs were visible and still. >> they also announced ne

dr. kent brantley.od donations from ebola survivors are believed to provide antibodies to patients fighting the disease. duncan never received the donation. >> and elizabeth cohen joins me live now from dallas. so i think a lot of people are very confused by hearing people very cavalierly announcing that sergeant monnig is fine not at risk. how can that be? >> you know, it's actually not so cavalier, ashleigh. the reason why texas state health officials are saying this, one, he didn't have any contact with duncan. in order to get ebola you need to have contact with the bodily fluids of a sick person or sick person themselves. number two, he doesn't have a fever. a fever is really sort of the hallmark sign of ebola. and so they really feel quite sure that he doesn't have ebola. now, they're going to screen him for it and look at him for it, but it really just seems incredibly unlikely that he has ebola. >> all right. elizabeth cohen live for us in dallas, covering the story, doing a great job, thank you