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Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone doctor dies in US | Ebola outbreak: Sierra Leone doctor dies in US |
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A surgeon from Sierra Leone who was being treated for Ebola in the US has died, a Nebraska hospital announced. | A surgeon from Sierra Leone who was being treated for Ebola in the US has died, a Nebraska hospital announced. |
Martin Salia, who has US residency and is married to an American, arrived for treatment in the state on Saturday. | Martin Salia, who has US residency and is married to an American, arrived for treatment in the state on Saturday. |
But on Monday morning the Nebraska Medical Center said the 44-year-old had died. He was the second person to die from the virus in the US. | But on Monday morning the Nebraska Medical Center said the 44-year-old had died. He was the second person to die from the virus in the US. |
More than 5,000 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak - almost all of them in West Africa. | More than 5,000 people have died in the current Ebola outbreak - almost all of them in West Africa. |
Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan died in Dallas last month after coming to the US to visit relatives. | Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan died in Dallas last month after coming to the US to visit relatives. |
"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," said the hospital in a statement. | "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," said the hospital in a statement. |
He was extremely ill, in a critical condition, when he arrived, said Dr Phil Smith, medical director of the biocontainment unit. | |
"And unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we weren't able to save him," he added. | |
Dr Salia's wife, Isatu Salia, said she was appreciative of the treatment her husband had received at the US facility. | |
He had worked as a general surgeon at Kissy United Methodist Hospital in the Sierra Leone capital, Freetown. | |
It is not known whether he was involved in the care of Ebola patients. | It is not known whether he was involved in the care of Ebola patients. |
He was suffering from advanced symptoms, including kidney and respiratory failure, when he landed on US soil and was taken to the hospital in Omaha. | He was suffering from advanced symptoms, including kidney and respiratory failure, when he landed on US soil and was taken to the hospital in Omaha. |
Two other Ebola patients were successfully treated at the unit, which is one of only a handful of specialist treatment centres in the US. | Two other Ebola patients were successfully treated at the unit, which is one of only a handful of specialist treatment centres in the US. |