Ebola: 2nd patient arrives in U.S. for more treatment

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Nancy Writebol in serious but stable condition

The Associated Press Posted: Aug 05, 2014 6:25 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 05, 2014 11:40 AM ET

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The second American aid worker who was recently diagnosed with Ebola in West Africa has arrived in the U.S. for treatment.

The patient arrived in a specially equipped jet at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia, late Tuesday morning. She will be taken to an isolated unit at Emory University Hospital for treatment.

Nancy Writebol, shown with children in Liberia, is one of two Americans working for a missionary group in Liberia that have been diagnosed with Ebola. (Jeremy Writebol/Associated Press)

Although hospital officials haven't released the patient's identity, the aid group she was working with has identified her as 59-year-old Nancy Writebol.

SIM says in a statement that Writebol remains in serious but stable condition.

Dr. Kent Brantly, a physician with North Carolina-based Samaritan's Purse, arrived in Atlanta for treatment Saturday. Both contracted Ebola while treating patients in Liberia.

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