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Little Star

(17,055 posts) Mon Nov 17, 2014, 09:34 AM Nov 2014

Ebola-Stricken Surgeon Dr. Martin Salia Dies in Nebraska

Dr. Martin Salia, who contracted Ebola in Africa and was later flown to the United States, has died, officials with Nebraska Medical Center said.

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ebola-stricken-surgeon-dr-martin-salia-dies-nebraska/story?id=26964778

RIP Dr Salia

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Ebola-Stricken Surgeon Dr. Martin Salia Dies in Nebraska (Original Post) Little Star Nov 2014 OP

Very Sad UglyGreed Nov 2014 #1

Tragic.. His first test was a false negative Had he been treated earlier.... hlthe2b Nov 2014 #2

I didn't know that. TexasMommaWithAHat Nov 2014 #5

May he rest in peace Gothmog Nov 2014 #3

RIP, he was very, very ill when he arrived. Sunlei Nov 2014 #4

UglyGreed

(7,661 posts)

1. Very Sad

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 09:44 AM

Nov 2014

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)

2. Tragic.. His first test was a false negative Had he been treated earlier....

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 09:51 AM

Nov 2014

RIP, Dr. Salia.

TexasMommaWithAHat

(3,212 posts)

5. I didn't know that.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 09:51 PM

Nov 2014

I was wondering why he was brought here in such a late state of the disease, but I figured things can get dramatically worse quite quickly.

RIP. You were a real hero, Dr. Salia.

Gothmog

(145,129 posts)

3. May he rest in peace

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 02:10 PM

Nov 2014

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

4. RIP, he was very, very ill when he arrived.

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 02:17 PM

Nov 2014

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