Second death in the United States of a patient with Ebola virus. This is the Dr. Martin Salia, a Sierra Leoneans, 44, who lived with his wife in Maryland. He had contracted the virus at a hospital in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone, before returning home Saturday morning in the United States. He suffered from severe renal and respiratory failure.
"He arrived in critical condition, said Dr. Phil Smith of Nebraska Medical Center. Nurses and doctors worked hard to save him, but they did not make it. '' "I want to thank our local heroes who are busy these days a global hero. They did a remarkable job, a job leading, "says Rosanna Morris, the chief nursing officer.
Sierra Leone with Guinea and Liberia one of the three most affected countries by Ebola. To date, the results of the epidemic in West Africa recorded nearly 5,200 deaths more than 14,000 people infected. Last countries affected by the virus, Mali, where we deplore four dead for a month.
