A Liberian doctor fighting the West African Ebola Outbreak has died of the killer virus, despite being treated by the experimental drug ZMapp.  Abraham Borbor was the deputy chief medical doctor at Liberia’s largest hospital in Monrovia.

Dr. Borbor is believed to be the second person treated with ZMapp to die, the first being a Spanish Roman Catholic priest who was flown to Madrid where he died in hospital.  Two American aid workers were treated with ZMapp and flown to the United States and survived.  Borbor was one of three doctors in Liberia who were given the scant few doses of ZMapp that were available; the other two were said to be showing signs of recovery.

The UN World Health Organization says unprecedented numbers of medical staff are becoming infected in the West African Ebola Outbreak, which has so far claimed more than 1,427 people.  Updated death tolls are expected to be released this week. 

The problems include:  A shortage of personal protective equipment, or its misuse by inexperienced personnel; too few staff for too large of an outbreak; and the dedication and compassion showed by the medical staff in the isolation wards, who work long a tiring hours in excess of what is recommended to stay safe.

One of those dedicated volunteers is 29-year old William Pooley, the British nurse who contracted the virus and was airlifted back to London for treatment in a special isolation ward.  The Pooley family praised those who arranged his return.

“We would like to thank all our family and friends for their best wishes and ask everyone to remember those in other parts of the world suffering with Ebola who do not have access to the same healthcare facilities as Will,” said the Pooley family.