Saturday 15 November 2014

Sierra Leone doctor with Ebola evacuated to U.S.

Handout shows Martin Salia, a Sierra Leonean doctor sick with Ebola FREETOWN (Reuters) - A Sierra Leonean doctor who caught Ebola working as a surgeon in a Freetown hospital was evacuated on a chartered flight early on Saturday morning, medical and airport sources said. Dr. Martin Salia, a 44-year-old permanent U.S. resident, was chief medical officer at the United Methodist Church's Kissy Hospital when he was confirmed on Tuesday to have contracted Ebola. Eustace Williams, head of operations at Freetown airport, said the plane that is due to take Salia to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha left at around 0400 GMT. ...




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