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Ebola Comes To USA
- Thread starter skychief
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Good news, Dr. Spencer in New York is reportedly free of Ebola now and will be released from the hospital tomorrow. I think this means there are no current cases of Ebola in the US, although a couple folks are in quarantine periods.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/10/health/new-york-doctor-craig-spencer-ebola-free/
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/10/health/new-york-doctor-craig-spencer-ebola-free/
Ebola-Stricken Surgeon Arrives in Nebraska for Treatment
Ebola patient Dr. Martin Salia arrived at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha Saturday afternoon.
The plane carrying Dr. Salia arrived at Eppley Airfield at 2:45 p.m. He was taken by stretcher encased in a plastic bubble to a waiting ambulance at 3:25 p.m., then transported to Nebraska Medicine, arriving there at 3:40 p.m.
The 44-year-old is the third Ebola patient to be treated at Nebraska Medicine. Dr. Salia, a surgeon and citizen of Sierra Leone who lives in Maryland, tested positive for Ebola on Monday.
The medical crew flying with Dr. Salia evaluated him there and determined that his condition was stable enough for him to make the flight. His exact condition isn't available, but information doctors have received so far indicate he is critically ill, more so than the previous patients treated in the United States.
Additional information on Dr. Salia's condition will likely be available Monday after doctors here are able to evaluate his condition and speak with his family.
The Biocontainment Unit was used for successfully treating two patients suffering from the Ebola virus. Dr. Rick Sacra was working in Liberia as a missionary delivering babies when he became ill in September.
Shortly after he was released, Ashoka Mukpo, a freelance cameraman working for NBC News in West Africa, was brought to the facility for treatment last month. He too was eventually determined to be virus-free and released.
Dr. Salia is the 10th Ebola patient treated in the U.S. One person has died.
Dr. Martin SaliaDr. Salia discussed his reasons for taking the job that brought him to Sierra Leone in an interview with United Methodist Communications in April, 2014.
He said, "I took this job not because I want to, but I firmly believe that it was a calling and that God wanted me to."
Maada SaliaIn an interview in New Carrollton, Maryland Friday, Dr. Salia's son, Maada Salia, said his family is putting their trust in faith to see them through.
He said, "We always depened on God because without God in our life we are nothing."
He said Dr. Salia's faith and love for the people of Sierra Leone gave this father direction for his life's work.
Maada said, "He's really, really a hero to me."
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I think the story is noteworthy only because Salia is the first non-US Citizen with Ebola to be emergency airlifted to U.S. For treatment of Ebola. Depending on his recovery, we could expect others to follow. This could be a 'glimmer of hope' for the airlift & treatment for the doctors and care givers in the 'hot zone' who become infected with Ebola.
Ebola patient Dr. Martin Salia arrived at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha Saturday afternoon.
The plane carrying Dr. Salia arrived at Eppley Airfield at 2:45 p.m. He was taken by stretcher encased in a plastic bubble to a waiting ambulance at 3:25 p.m., then transported to Nebraska Medicine, arriving there at 3:40 p.m.
The 44-year-old is the third Ebola patient to be treated at Nebraska Medicine. Dr. Salia, a surgeon and citizen of Sierra Leone who lives in Maryland, tested positive for Ebola on Monday.
The medical crew flying with Dr. Salia evaluated him there and determined that his condition was stable enough for him to make the flight. His exact condition isn't available, but information doctors have received so far indicate he is critically ill, more so than the previous patients treated in the United States.
Additional information on Dr. Salia's condition will likely be available Monday after doctors here are able to evaluate his condition and speak with his family.
The Biocontainment Unit was used for successfully treating two patients suffering from the Ebola virus. Dr. Rick Sacra was working in Liberia as a missionary delivering babies when he became ill in September.
Shortly after he was released, Ashoka Mukpo, a freelance cameraman working for NBC News in West Africa, was brought to the facility for treatment last month. He too was eventually determined to be virus-free and released.
Dr. Salia is the 10th Ebola patient treated in the U.S. One person has died.
Dr. Martin SaliaDr. Salia discussed his reasons for taking the job that brought him to Sierra Leone in an interview with United Methodist Communications in April, 2014.
He said, "I took this job not because I want to, but I firmly believe that it was a calling and that God wanted me to."
Maada SaliaIn an interview in New Carrollton, Maryland Friday, Dr. Salia's son, Maada Salia, said his family is putting their trust in faith to see them through.
He said, "We always depened on God because without God in our life we are nothing."
He said Dr. Salia's faith and love for the people of Sierra Leone gave this father direction for his life's work.
Maada said, "He's really, really a hero to me."
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I think the story is noteworthy only because Salia is the first non-US Citizen with Ebola to be emergency airlifted to U.S. For treatment of Ebola. Depending on his recovery, we could expect others to follow. This could be a 'glimmer of hope' for the airlift & treatment for the doctors and care givers in the 'hot zone' who become infected with Ebola.
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If your going to correct me, please post the source of your correction.
Heres my source:
"He is a Sierra Leone citizen and permanent U.S. resident, while his wife is a U.S. citizen, according to the Obama administration official."
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No reference to him being emergency evacuated from Sierra Leone, only Maryland. Suggests he flew back home on his own initiative and became symptomatic there.
There, now there is and, if you had been watching the news more closely you would have known that a couple days ago.
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Sorry, just realized you are from New Zealand, I guess there's no compelling reason for the article to receive prominence there.
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I get my US less startling news from TB. Seems ebola is getting to be yesterdays news already.
There was a relatively low key report a few days ago of it spreading in rural Africa. I say low key but there was a horrific shot of a woman dying unaided by the road.
If your going to correct me, please post the source of your correction.
Heres my source:
"He is a Sierra Leone citizen and permanent U.S. resident, while his wife is a U.S. citizen, according to the Obama administration official."
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I wasn't trying to correct you. A "permanent US resident" to me read as if he had dual citizenship. Of course, "permanent resident" might just be the White House's way of trying to obscure that fact.
FYI a 'permanent resident' is someone that has LEGALLY immigrated to this country, and has a 'green card' but, for one reason or another hasn't become a U.S citizen yet. My ex-wife is one, that is why I know.
Understood, but there's a certain segment of the Amercian public that finds it hard to make a discernible difference between legal/illegal in the face of facts. To me, flying this particular person into the U.S. for treatment isn't exactly the same as plucking a random non citizen for treatment. I just don't think that particular aspect is noteworthy in this case.
Agreed but, I wouldn't object to a non-US resident or citizen being brought to this country for treatment, as long as they, return/leave after recovery. I don't know what you would do if they expire while here though.
Let's stop beating the dead horse.
The fact is, he's not a US citizen.
Invoking false pretenses about the White House's attempts of obscuring that fact is, well,, rather pointless.
Jimmy Fallon the other night "America's Ebola patient was released from hospital today"
crowd whoops, hollers and cheers
Jimmy " and he's in the audience tonight !"
deathly silence
laughed and laughed....til I stopped.
crowd whoops, hollers and cheers
Jimmy " and he's in the audience tonight !"
deathly silence
laughed and laughed....til I stopped.
As is your insistence that the fact he isn't a citizen is noteworthy. Again, it's not as if a random patient was picked to be treated. He obviously has very strong ties to the U.S.
And please keep your snarky attitude to yourself...it's not a competition, but if it makes you happy, you win
Unfortunately, Dr. Salia died today. Apparently, he was gravely ill even before the medevac flight from Sierra Leone.
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“Dr. Salia was extremely critical when he arrived here, and unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we weren’t able to save him,” said Phil Smith, the medical director of the biocontainment unit. “We are all grieving very hard.”
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“Dr. Salia was extremely critical when he arrived here, and unfortunately, despite our best efforts, we weren’t able to save him,” said Phil Smith, the medical director of the biocontainment unit. “We are all grieving very hard.”
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