Sierra Leone doctor dies of Ebola

Authorities announced Monday that a doctor in Sierra Leone has died from Ebola.

Dr. Godfrey George, the medical superintendent of Kambia Government Hospital, died overnight. He is the fifth local doctor in Sierra Leone to die from Ebola.

The World Health Organization began a regional meeting in the West African nation of Benin on Monday, and the meeting will include a discussion on the Ebola outbreak.

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