Charlotte-based doctor in Liberia tests positive for Ebola

CHARLOTTE (WTVD) -- Charlotte-based SIM USA says one of its missionary doctors in Liberia has tested positive for the Ebola virus.

The American doctor was treating obstetrics patients at SIM's ELWA hospital in Monrovia - and not Ebola patients in ELWA's Ebola isolation unit.

The group says it's not yet clear how the man contracted the disease.

Upon onset of the symptoms, the doctor immediately isolated himself and has since been transferred to the ELWA Ebola isolation unit.

SIM USA said he is doing well and is in good spirits.

SIM is an international Christian mission organization with a staff of nearly 3,000 workers from over 50 countries serving in more than 65 nations.

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