A Sierra Leone doctor diagnosed with Ebola left the West African nation Saturday and is headed to Nebraska for treatment, U.S. officials said.
The doctor, who is a legal permanent resident of the United States, is married to a U.S. citizen.
"We are all praying for him of course ... he is a hero," said Hollyn Green, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Freetown.
It's unclear whether he was infected while working at a treatment center in Sierra Leone -- one of three countries most affected by the deadly virus.
An air ambulance crew evaluated the patient in Freetown this week and determined he was well enough to travel to Omaha.
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