Surgeon with Ebola coming to U.S. from Sierra Leone for treatment

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — At first, Dr. Martin Salia thought he had malaria or typhoid. A surgeon working in Sierra Leone, he told his wife back in Maryland that he had a headache and fever. He had two negative tests for Ebola, his wife said. Then the third came back positive.

Salia left Freetown Saturday on a flight to the United States for treatment, Sierra Leone's chief medical officer, Dr. Brima Kargbo, told The Associated Press on Saturday.

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His wife, Isatu Salia, said in a telephone interview that when she spoke to her husband early Friday, his voice sounded weak and shaky. But he told her "I love you" in a steady voice, she said. Read more...

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