Dr. Martin Salia, a surgeon who became infected with Ebola while treating patients in Serra Leone, has died in a Nebraska hospital.
"Dr. Salia was extremely critical when he arrived here, and unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we weren't able to save him," the Nebraska Medical Center said in a statement.
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