One of two Americans infected with ebola in West Africa has arrived in the US, where doctors say they are confident the deadly virus will not escape.
Dr Kent Brantly was flown from Liberia, in a specially equipped plane to contain infectious diseases, to Marietta in Georgia, where he will continue to receive treatment in a special isolation unit.
After arriving at Emory University Hospital in an ambulance, the 33-year-old was seen leaving the vehicle dressed head to toe in white protective clothing, with another person in an identical suit who was holding both Dr Brantly's gloved hands.
Dr Brantly is the first ever ebola patient to be transported to American soil for treatment.
Dr Kent Brantly and missionary Nancy Writebol were infected in Liberia A second US patient, missionary Nancy Writebol, is due to arrive on a later flight as the plane is only equipped to carry one patient at a time.
Dr Brantly's wife Amber, who left Liberia with their two young children for a wedding in the US days before the doctor fell ill, said in a statement: "It was a relief to welcome Kent home today. I spoke with him, and he is glad to be back in the US.
"I am thankful to God for his safe transport and for giving him the strength to walk into the hospital."
Fears that the outbreak, which has killed over 700 people in Africa, could spread in the US has raised concerns among some Americans - but infectious disease experts insist the public faces no risk.
Emory University Hospital in Atlanta has a dedicated containment unit The specialist unit at Emory University Hospital was opened more than 10 years ago to care for federal health workers exposed to some of the world's most dangerous diseases.
Dr Bruce Ribner, who will be treating both patients, said: "Nothing comes out of this unit until it is non-infectious.
"The bottom line is: We have an inordinate amount of safety associated with the care of this patient. And we do not believe that any health care worker, any other patient or any visitor to our facility is in any way at risk of acquiring this infection."
Dr Brantly and Ms Writebol were described as critically ill after treating ebola patients at a missionary hospital in Liberia, one of three West African countries hit by the largest outbreak of the virus in history.
On Thursday both patients were said to be in a "stable but grave condition".
More than 700 people have died in the latest ebola outbreak There is no proven cure for the virus. It kills an estimated 60-80% of the people it infects, but American doctors in Africa say the mortality rate would be much lower in a functioning health care system.
There are experimental treatments, but Dr Brantly had only enough for one person, and insisted that his colleague receive it.
His best hope in Africa was a transfusion of blood including antibodies from one of his patients, a 14-year-old boy who survived thanks to the doctor.
Dr Philip Brachman, an Emory public health specialist, said that since there is no cure, medical workers will try any modern therapy that can be done, such as better monitoring of fluids, electrolytes and vital signs.
"We depend on the body's defences to control the virus," he said. "We just have to keep the patient alive long enough in order for the body to control this infection."
Dr Brantly went to medical school at Indiana University and did a four-year residency at a hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.
Last October, he began a two-year fellowship with Samaritan's Purse to serve as a general practitioner at a mission hospital outside the Liberia capital of Monrovia. He directed the hospital's ebola clinic when the outbreak reached the nation.
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