Doctor Dies in Nebraska After Ebola Infection in Sierra Leone

Martin Salia had been chief medical officer and surgeon at a hospital Sierra Leone.

OMAHA, NE - NOVEMBER 15: Dr. Martin Salia, a surgeon infected with the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone, arrives at the Nebraska Medical Center on November 15, 2014 in Omaha, Nebraska. Salia arrived in Nebraska on Saturday after working at Kissy United Methodist Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and testing positive for Ebola on Monday. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
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By Crayton Harrison and Anna Edney

November 17, 2014 at 1:25 PM UTC

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November 17, 2014 at 8:19 PM UTC

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A physician infected with the Ebola virus died today at the Nebraska Medical Center after being evacuated from Sierra Leone.

Martin Salia was on dialysis, a ventilator and multiple medications after suffering from kidney and respiratory failure caused by the deadly virus, the hospital said today in a statement. He also got a dose of blood plasma from an Ebola survivor and Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc.’s experimental Ebola drug ZMapp, which has been available only in limited supplies.