Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol, who were infected with Ebola, leave Emory University Hospital

THE two American Ebola victims have been discharged from hospital with Kent Brantly saying it is a miracle that he survived the virus.

”Today is a miraculous day. I am thrilled to be alive, to be well and to be reunited with my family. As a medical missionary I never imagined myself in this position, he said.

”God saved my life, the direct answer to thousands & thousands of prayers. I am forever thankful to God for saving my life.

Nancy Writebol, 59, has also been released but chose not to make a public statement. However she asked that Dr Brantly convey her gratitude to medical staff and those who had prayed for her.

Both Americans had been given a dose of the experimental Ebola drug, ZMapp, which saw Dr Brantly’s condition improve within an hour.

Family support ... Dr Kent Brantly and his wife, Amber, are seen in an undated photo provided by Samaritan's Purse. Source: AP

Last week Dr Brantly said he was ”more grateful every day to the Lord for sparing my life.

Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, said in a statement that Brantly has recovered.

”Today I join all of our Samaritan’s Purse team around the world in giving thanks to God as we celebrate Dr. Kent Brantly’s recovery from Ebola and release from the hospital, the statement read. ”Over the past few weeks I have marvelled at Dr. Brantly’s courageous spirit as he has fought this horrible virus with the help of the highly competent and caring staff at Emory University Hospital.

”His faithfulness to God and compassion for the people of Africa have been an example to us all, he said.

This Oct. 7, 2013 photo provided by Jeremy Writebol show his mother, Nancy Writebol, with children in Liberia. Writebol is one of two Americans working for a missionary group in Liberia that have been diagnosed with Ebola. Plans are underway to bring back the two Americans from Africa for treatment. (AP Photo

Brantly and Writebol were flown out of the west African nation of Liberia earlier this month and have been getting treatment for the deadly disease in an isolation unit at the hospital. The two were infected while working at a missionary clinic outside Liberia’s capital.

The Ebola outbreak has killed 1350 people and counting across West Africa.

Ebola is only spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of sick people experiencing symptoms.