Martin Salia
A doctor who spent time treating Ebola patients in West Africa died from the virus Monday.
The Nebraska Medical Center said a doctor from Sierra Leone who was being treated for Ebola has died. The hospital released a statement Monday saying Martin Salia had died "as a result of...
advanced symptoms of the disease." Salia was suffering from advanced symptoms of Ebola, including kidney and respiratory failure, health officials said.
Salia was the third Ebola patient to be treated at the hospital and the second person to die of the disease in the United States.
The World Health Organization Friday reported a slight rise in the Ebola death toll, saying there have been 5,177 deaths among 14,413 confirmed cases worldwide, since the start of the current outbreak.
The WHO said there has been a "steep increase" in the number of cases in Sierra Leone, including 421 new infections reported this past week.
May His SOul Rest In Peace!
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