Ebola doc en route to Nebraska "critically ill"

The Sierra Leone doctor arriving Saturday in the United States for Ebola treatment is “critically ill,” said a spokesman for the Nebraska Medical Center, where the patient will be treated.

The spokesman also told Fox News Radio that the patient, Dr. Martin Salia, is possibly sicker than anybody else who has been successfully treated in the U.S. for Ebola.

The 44-year-old Salia will be the 10th person with Ebola to receive treatment in the U.S.

The surgeon is expected to arrive in Omaha at about 4 p.m. local time. He is a Sierra Leone citizen and a permanent resident of the U.S., living in Maryland.