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Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone infects WHO doctor
152 health-care workers in Liberia have been infected, 79 have died
CBC News Posted: Sep 08, 2014 1:52 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 08, 2014 3:49 PM ET
A doctor with the World Health Organization in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the Ebola virus.
The physician is in stable condition in Freetown and will be evacuated shortly, the UN health agency said in a statement Monday.
To maintain patient confidentiality, WHO spokeswoman Nyka Alexander in Freetown said the agency won't provide details on nationality or where the person is going for treatment.
The doctor was working at the Ebola treatment centre in the Kenema Government Hospital, which is run by Sierra Leone's Health Ministry.
The physician had symptoms on Saturday that were confirmed yesterday as Ebola, and the evacuation is scheduled for today, Alexander said...
Updated
Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone infects WHO doctor
152 health-care workers in Liberia have been infected, 79 have died
CBC News Posted: Sep 08, 2014 1:52 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 08, 2014 3:49 PM ET
A doctor with the World Health Organization in Sierra Leone has tested positive for the Ebola virus.
The physician is in stable condition in Freetown and will be evacuated shortly, the UN health agency said in a statement Monday.
To maintain patient confidentiality, WHO spokeswoman Nyka Alexander in Freetown said the agency won't provide details on nationality or where the person is going for treatment.
The doctor was working at the Ebola treatment centre in the Kenema Government Hospital, which is run by Sierra Leone's Health Ministry.
The physician had symptoms on Saturday that were confirmed yesterday as Ebola, and the evacuation is scheduled for today, Alexander said...