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Doctor Infected With Ebola Dies at Nebraska Medical Center

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - OCTOBER 6: An ambulance carrying an American freelance cameraman who contracted Ebola in Liberia, Ashoka Mukpo, arrives at the Nebraska Medical Center October 6, 2014 in Omaha, Nebraska. Mukpo is the fifth American diagnosed with Ebola and is reported to be in good spirits. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
Photo: Eric Francis/2014 Getty Images

Dr. Martin Salia, a surgeon who contracted Ebola while treating patients in his native Sierra Leone, has died while being treated at Nebraska Medical Center, according to the AP. A permanent resident of the U.S., Dr. Salia arrived in Omaha on Saturday and passed away on Monday after 11 days of displaying Ebola symptoms.

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Doctor With Ebola Dies at Nebraska Med Center