Dr. Kent Brantly: Will Keep Donating Plasma to Help Others Fight Ebola

Dr. Kent Brantly, who survived Ebola after contracting it working as a medical missionary in Liberia, has donated his blood plasma to other patients who matched his blood type, and tells CNN he would do it again.

"I pray that there is no more need for plasma donations in this country, but I'll keep doing it as much as is needed, as much as I can if it will potentially save somebody's life," Brantley said Wednesday on "Anderson Cooper 360."

Brantly received a plasma donation from a Liberian survivor himself before he was transported to the United States for treatment.

Since his recovery, Brantly has donated plasma to Samaritan's Purse colleague Dr. Rick Sacra, freelance cameraman Ashoka Mukpo, and Dallas nurse Nina Pham. He offered to donate to Thomas Eric Duncan, the first patient diagnosed in the United States, but their blood types didn't match.

Plasma contains antibodies that fight viruses and are believed to be able to help, especially if given early, Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, told ABC News.

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