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12th Sierra Leonean physician contracts Ebola amid junior doctor go-slow
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ASSOCIATED PRESS Dec. 14, 2014
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — An official in Sierra Leone says one of the country's top doctors has contracted the Ebola virus.
Dr. Victor Willoughby is the 12th Sierra Leonean physician to become infected — 10 of whom have died.
Government Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brima Kargbo confirmed Sunday that Willoughby had tested positive for Ebola.
Junior doctors in Sierra Leone last week launched a strike to demand better medical treatment for health workers who contract the disease. Kargbo said Sunday that skeleton crews have returned to aid the senior doctors.
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