Top Doctor in Sierra Leone's Fight Against Ebola Dies From Virus

The 39-year-old doctor leading the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone has died from the virus. The country’s chief medical officer says Dr. Umar Khan died Tuesday afternoon. Khan’s death comes less than a week after he tested positive for Ebola, and on the same day that Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma was due to visit his treatment center in the northeastern town of Kailahun. The young doctor, credited with treating more than 100 Ebola patients, was a national hero in...

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