A United Nations health worker has died from Ebola in Germany, doctors at a hospital in Leipzig said Tuesday, as officials around the globe ramp up their efforts to fight and contain the deadly virus.
The man worked to combat the outbreak in Liberia, one of the West African countries hardest hit by Ebola, the BBC said.
He received experimental drugs to combat the virus after he arrived Thursday.
“Despite intensive medical measures and maximum efforts by the medical team, the 56-year-old U.N. employee succumbed to the serious infectious disease,” St. Georg hospital said in a statement, BBC reported.
The British news services reports the World Health Organization is afraid the epidemic, which has killed more than 4,400, could lead to failed states.
American officials are working to tamp down fears after a 26-year-old nurse contracted Ebola while treating Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian national who died last week after falling ill in Dallas.
Officials ramped up Ebola screening at five international airports that accept passengers from West Africa, although some lawmakers have called for travel restrictions.
• Tom Howell Jr. can be reached at thowell@washingtontimes.com.
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