Dr Kent Brantly, one of few Ebola survivors with medical expertise, has pleaded for help for countries still struggling with the virus.

Two American aid workers discharged from hospital after being treated for the deadly Ebola virus pose no public health risk, says a US doctor.

The US doctor who was successfully treated after contracting the Ebola virus has today spoken of his relief.

The second American aid worker recently diagnosed with Ebola in west Africa was en route to Atlanta today after a customs and refuelling stop in Maine.