William Pooley, the first Briton to contract Ebola, has been given the experimental drug ZMapp.

His doctors say Mr Pooley is a "remarkable and resilient young man" and he "couldn't be in a better place".

The volunteer nurse from Eyke, Suffolk, was exposed to Ebola while working with patients in Sierra Leone.

He returned to the UK on Sunday and is being kept in a special isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, London.
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It is an experimental medicine, we made that absolutely clear in our discussions with him”

Dr Michael Jacobs Mr Pooley's consultant at the Royal Free

The unit, for patients with highly infectious disease, is the only one of its kind in Europe.

A special tent ensures medical staff can interact with the patient but are separated by plastic and rubber.
Untested drug

Dr Michael Jacobs, consultant and clinical lead in infectious diseases at the Royal Free Hospital, said: "We have had the opportunity to give him the ZMapp treatment.

Dr Michael Jacobs said that Mr Pooley had been enthusiastic to try the experimental treatment - and understood the risks

"It is an experimental medicine, we made that absolutely clear in our discussions with him."

Staff said he was given the first dose of ZMapp on Monday and further doses are expected to be given to him "in due course".

Dr Mike Jacobs added: "We are giving him the very best care possible. However, the next few days will be crucial."

The experimental drug Mr Pooley is receiving was previously given to two American aid workers who have now recovered from the virus.

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Nigeria requested for the drug, Americans refused and allowed Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh die, but a Briton gets Ebola and he gets the drug within days.

Zmapp never finish? Abi them get Person wey dey duplicate am ni?
Zmapp . . . . For the WHITES only!

phreakabit: Expect him to get Tekmira or blood transfusion and then survive. While Africans stand and watch like brain dead apes doing nothing!

^ A quote of mine from days ago, when I thought Zmapp had finished. . . I am now a prophet.