A surgeon who contracted the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone died at the Nebraska medical center where he had been flown for treatment, hospital officials said Monday.
Late Dr Martin Salia who had US residency and was married to an American, arrived for treatment in the state on Saturday November 15th in a critical condition after leaving Freetown by air ambulance.
"We are extremely sorry to announce that the third patient we've cared for with the Ebola virus, Dr Martin Salia, has passed away as a result of the advanced symptoms of the disease." the Nebraska Medical Center said in a statement.
Sierra Leone is one of the three West African countries, along with Guinea and Liberia, that has been hardest hit by this year’s deadly Ebola epidemic. In total, the disease has killed more than 5,000 people.
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