Sunday 16 November 2014

Critically ill Sierra Leone doctor with Ebola now in U.S

Medical vehicles are seen at a health facility near the Liberia-Sierra Leone border in western Liberia By Katie Knapp Schubert OMAHA Neb. (Reuters) - A surgeon from Sierra Leone, critically ill with Ebola, was flown to a Nebraska hospital for treatment on Saturday, and is sicker than previous patients treated in the United States, medical officials said. Dr. Martin Salia, 44, a permanent U.S. resident, caught Ebola while working as a surgeon in a Freetown hospital, according to his family. He was stable enough to take a flight from West Africa to Omaha, but was too sick to walk off the plane, medical officials said. ...




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