U.S. healthcare worker with Ebola arrives in U.S.: NBC

[March 13, 2015]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. healthcare worker who tested positive for the Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone has arrived in the United States for treatment, NBC reported on Friday.

The patient, who was transported in isolation by chartered aircraft, will be admitted to the U.S. National Institutes of Health's high-security containment facility in Maryland, NIH has said.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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