Episode 639 • • 33:40 - 36:54
639: Tangible Things
Dr. Kent Brantley, Samaritan's Purse, and Liberia Outbreak
The story of Dr. Kent Brantley, a 33-year-old medical missionary for Samaritan's Purse, is detailed following his infection with Ebola in Monrovia, Liberia. Despite wearing full protective gear, Brantley fell ill, initially suspecting malaria. The hosts also trace the history of the Ivory Coast strain back to a 1994 necropsy on a chimpanzee.