NINA PHAM GETS BLOOD FROM EBOLA SURVIVAL, KENT BRANTLY.Nina Pham, a US nurse who contracted Ebola from Liberian victim, Thomas Duncan has received a life-saving blood transfusion from survivor, Dr Kent Brantly

Ealier, we reported that a  nurse in Dallas, Texas who contracted Ebola from late Liberian patient, Thomas Duncan has received a blood transfusion from a survivor.

Nina Pham was confirmed to have the disease after participating in the treatment of the index patient and has now received the blood of Dr Kent Brantly to boost her chances of survival.

Nina’s mother reportedly told Father Jim Khoi, of the Our Lady of Fatima Church, that the nurse had received a transfusion that could save her life.

He said:

"Her mom says that she got the blood from the gentleman, a very good guy. I don't know his name but he's very devoted and a very good guy from somewhere."

Brantly was confirmed as the donor by Jeremy Blume, a spokesperson for the Samaritan's Purse, the missions group which the doctor works with.

Blume said:

"He's a doctor. That's what he's there to do. That's his heart,"

Dr Brantly was the first American to be treated for Ebola in the US after he contracted the disease in Liberia. He received the experimental drug, ZMapp and has since donated blood to 3 people, all of who have survived.