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Ebola crisis: Top Sierra Leone doctor dies from disease | Ebola crisis: Top Sierra Leone doctor dies from disease |
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One of Sierra Leone's top doctors died from Ebola hours after the arrival in the country of an experimental drug that could have been used to save him. | One of Sierra Leone's top doctors died from Ebola hours after the arrival in the country of an experimental drug that could have been used to save him. |
Victor Willoughby, who tested positive for the disease only on Saturday, is the 11th doctor in the country to die in the current outbreak. | |
His death has been described as "a big loss to the medical profession". | His death has been described as "a big loss to the medical profession". |
Ebola has killed more than 7,300 people this year in West Africa, World Health Organization figures show. | Ebola has killed more than 7,300 people this year in West Africa, World Health Organization figures show. |
There have been more than 2,470 deaths in Sierra Leone. | There have been more than 2,470 deaths in Sierra Leone. |
Healthcare workers are among those most at risk of catching Ebola because it is spread by bodily fluids. | Healthcare workers are among those most at risk of catching Ebola because it is spread by bodily fluids. |
Respected | Respected |
Dr Willoughby, 67, died on Thursday, hours after the arrival of the experimental drug ZMapp in Sierra Leone, officials said. | |
ZMapp, which was developed in Canada, has been credited with helping several patients recover, including two US doctors. | ZMapp, which was developed in Canada, has been credited with helping several patients recover, including two US doctors. |
BBC Africa deputy editor Josephine Hazeley says Dr Willoughby was one of Sierra Leone's best known and most respected doctors. | BBC Africa deputy editor Josephine Hazeley says Dr Willoughby was one of Sierra Leone's best known and most respected doctors. |
Meanwhile the country's chief medical officer, Brima Kargbo, said the death was "a big loss to the medical profession" in Sierra Leone. | Meanwhile the country's chief medical officer, Brima Kargbo, said the death was "a big loss to the medical profession" in Sierra Leone. |
"We all looked up to Dr Willoughby and would consult him on many issues relating to our medical profession," he told the Associated Press news agency. | "We all looked up to Dr Willoughby and would consult him on many issues relating to our medical profession," he told the Associated Press news agency. |
Earlier this week officials in Sierra Leone began house-to-house searches in the capital Freetown to find hidden cases of Ebola. | Earlier this week officials in Sierra Leone began house-to-house searches in the capital Freetown to find hidden cases of Ebola. |
President Ernest Bai Koroma said Sunday trading would be banned and travel between districts restricted in a bid to stop the spread of the disease. | President Ernest Bai Koroma said Sunday trading would be banned and travel between districts restricted in a bid to stop the spread of the disease. |
The country has also banned public celebrations over Christmas and the New Year. | The country has also banned public celebrations over Christmas and the New Year. |