Nebraska doctors say Ebola patient making progress

Source: AP-Excite

By JOSH FUNK

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska doctors treating the man who became infected with Ebola while working in Liberia said Sunday that he is making progress, but it's not yet clear if he will recover.

Dr. Rick Sacra, 51, arrived at the Nebraska Medical Center on Friday for treatment in the hospital's specialized isolation unit. Sacra remains very tired and stable, but was more alert Sunday, said Dr. Phil Smith, one of the doctors treating him who gave an update Sunday.

"We are encouraged by what we see, but it's too early to say he has turned a corner," Smith said.

Sacra has been helping with his own treatment by providing information about Ebola to the doctors because he saw it in Africa.

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CORRECTS TO CLARIFY DR. SACRA PRACTICES FAMILY MEDICINE- The ambulance transporting Dr. Rick Sacra, 51, who was infected with Ebola while serving as a family doctor in Liberia, arrives to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Sacra, who served with North Carolina-based charity SIM, is the third American aid worker infected by the Ebola virus. He will begin treatment in the hospital's 10-bed special isolation unit, the largest of four such units in the U.S. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)


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