U.S. health care worker with Ebola in critical condition at Maryland clinic

An American health care worker who contracted Ebola while volunteering in a Sierra Leone treatment unit has worsened to critical condition at the National Institutes of Health, doctors said Monday.

The agency said in a statement that the patient's status was changed from serious condition to critical condition, meaning the individual's condition has apparently worsened. The patient is being treated at the National Institutes of Health's hospital near Washington.

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The patient was flown in isolation from Sierra Leone on a chartered plane last week and arrived early Friday morning. The patient's name, age and gender have not been released. Read more...

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