BREAKING: Man Dies Of Ebola In Germany

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

A UN Employee is said to have died of Ebola in Germany

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Reports have it that an employee of the United Nations has died of the Ebola Virus Disease in Germany

According to a BBC report, a UN employee infected with Ebola has died in Germany.

The deceased, said to be a Sudanese doctor, was a medical official with the U.N. Mission in Liberia and was transported to Germany on Thursday, October 9 after testing positive to the disease.

He was receiving treatment in an isolation unit at the St George Clinic in Leipzig, a local clinic with specialist facilities. More after the cut...

The hospital has issued a statement saying:

"The patient sick with Ebola fever died during the night in St George Clinic in Leipzig. Despite intensive medical measures and maximum efforts by the medical team, the 56-year-old UN employee succumbed to the serious infectious disease."

A spokesperson for the hospital also said:

"We can confirm that the U.N. worker being treated here died last night from the Ebola virus. He was of Sudanese nationality "

The deceased was said to have tested positive for Ebola on October 6 and officials say he died at the hospital overnight.