According to Nebraska hospital report, Salia died as a result of Ebola Virus. He contracted Ebola while he was working as a surgeon in Sierra Leone. He died about 36 hours after he was rushed to the Nebraska Medical Center's Biocontainment Unit.
Dr. Salia was tested negative for the disease on November 7, days after becoming ill then tested positive on November 10.
Phil Smith, medical director of the Biocontainment Unit at the hospital confirmed that "false negative" test results are possible in the early days of the symptoms when the viral load is relatively low.
Salia was a citizen of Sierra Leone.
Dr. Salia was tested negative for the disease on November 7, days after becoming ill then tested positive on November 10.
Phil Smith, medical director of the Biocontainment Unit at the hospital confirmed that "false negative" test results are possible in the early days of the symptoms when the viral load is relatively low.
Salia was a citizen of Sierra Leone.
