A U.N. medical worker who was infected with Ebola in Liberia has died, according to a hospital in Germany.
The 56-year-old man tested positive for the virus last Monday, Oct. 6., prompting Liberia’s U.N. peacekeeping mission to place dozens of staff members who may have come into contact with him under close medical observation.
The news comes as the World Health Organization is warning there could be up to 10,000 new cases of Ebola per week over the next two months.
Meanwhile, the second Ebola case in the U.S. is raising questions about hospital protocols for identifying and treating the disease.
Twenty-six-year-old Nina Pham was one of about 70 staff members who helped care for Thomas Eric Duncan who died from the virus last week.
The size of the medical team reflects the hospital’s intense effort to save Duncan’s life, but it also suggests that many other people could have been exposed to the virus during Duncan’s time in an isolation unit.
Pham remains isolated in stable condition at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas. One of Pham’s close friends and her dog have also been placed in quarantine.
Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly traveled to Dallas on Sunday to donate blood to help treat Pham…Read More