Report: A new Ebola patient is headed to Nebraska

Report: A new Ebola patient is headed to Nebraska
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A surgeon with Ebola is expected to arrive at the Biocontainment Unit at the Nebraska Medical Center on Saturday, a government source tells The Associated Press.

AP has identified the patient as Dr. Martin Salia, a Maryland resident and legal permanent resident of the United States, who was infected with the virus while treating victims in the Kissy United Methodist Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone. AP says he came down with Ebola symptoms on Nov. 6 but tested negative that day; on Nov. 10, another test came back with positive results. He is said to currently be in stable condition at a clinic in Freetown.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.