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Cambridge medic declared free of Ebola

A military medic from Cambridge who tested positive for Ebola has been declared free of the virus.

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Watch: Cambridge Ebola survivor shares an embrace with the doctor who helped to save her life

A military medic from Cambridge who has overcome Ebola has been thanking the doctors who saved her life.

Anna Cross was treated at London's Royal Free Hospital, and she shared an embrace with Dr Michael Jacobs at a press conference today.

The 25-year-old contracted Ebola while volunteering in Sierra Leone.

Cpl Cross is the first person in the world to be treated with the experimental drug MIL 77.

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"Thanks to them, I'm alive. A huge thank you from me and my family."

– Anna Cross, Ebola survivor

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