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The Nebraska Biocontainment Unit began treating its third patient with Ebola virus late Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Doctors said Sunday that the patient was in extremely critical condition. They also said they were using the maximum amount of supportive care possible in an effort to save his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an hour-by-hour situation,\u201d said Dr. Phil Smith, medical director of the Biocontainment Unit and a UNMC professor of infectious diseases. \u201cHe is extremely ill. We have multiple highly-trained specialists who are experts in their fields targeting his most serious medical issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

The patient was brought to Omaha from west Africa. <\/p>\n

\u201cEbola produces symptoms that can obviously create a life-threatening situation for the patient,\u201d concluded Dr. Smith. \u201cBut he couldn\u2019t be surrounded by a more caring, compassionate and talented group of people. We will do everything humanly possible to help him fight this disease.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., commended the hard work of the Biocontainment team, whose members have been communicating broadly around the country and Europe about treatment possibilities for the latest patient. <\/p>\n

“We are so proud of them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As before, members of the UNMC community can be assured that treating this patient poses no elevated risk to anyone outside the Biocontainment Unit. Our staff, students, other patients and their families are as safe as always.<\/p>\n

Please remember your legal and professional obligation to protect the privacy of this patient and every other person we care for.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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