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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Doctors in Omaha, Nebraska, say despite their "best efforts," they weren't able to save the life of a surgeon from Sierra Leone who contracted Ebola in the West African country.
Dr. Martin Salia (sah-LEE'-uh) died of the disease early today. Doctors say he was in "extremely critical" condition when he arrived at the hospital on Saturday, with kidney and respiratory failure. The head of the hospital's biocontainment unit says Salia's disease "was already extremely advanced."
Two other Ebola patients were able to recover from the disease at the Omaha hospital.
Salia, who lived in Maryland, first showed Ebola symptoms eleven days ago, but initially tested negative.
His wife says she's grateful for the efforts that were made to save his life. She says the family believes "he was in the best place possible."
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141-c-19-(Nelson Lampe (LAM'-pee), AP correspondent)-"to save him"-AP correspondent Nelson Lampe reports the doctor in charge of Dr. Salia's care stressed that Ebola must be treated immediately after sypmtoms first appear. ((Salia is pronounced suh-LEE'-uh)) (17 Nov 2014)
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139-c-13-(Nelson Lampe (LAM'-pee), AP correspondent)-"here in Omaha"-AP correspondent Nelson Lampe reports a surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in his native Sierra Leone has died while being treated in a biocontainment unit at a Nebraska hospital. (17 Nov 2014)
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