Doctor dies of Ebola in Nebraska hospital; second fatality in US

November 17, 2014 19:23

Marking the second Ebola death in the United States, Dr Martin Salia died today, according to Nebraska Medicine spokesman Taylor Wilson. A legal permanent resident of the US, Salia was working in West Africa when he contracted the virus.

Salia arrived on Saturday at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. The hospital tweeted that he was "extremely critical" when his treatment began and "unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we weren't able to save him".

Salia was suffering from advanced symptoms of Ebola, including kidney and respiratory failure, health officials said.

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