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5th American with Ebola returning from Liberia

Dr. Mitchell Levy, father of Ashoka Mukpo, an American freelance cameraman who is diagnosed with Ebola, talks with a reporter at his home in Providence, R.I., Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Levy's son, Ashoka Mukpo is scheduled to fly to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, when he leaves Liberia. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)
Dr. Mitchell Levy, father of Ashoka Mukpo, an American freelance cameraman who is diagnosed with Ebola, talks with a reporter at his home in Providence, R.I., Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Levy's son, Ashoka Mukpo is scheduled to fly to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, when he leaves Liberia. (AP Photo/Stew Milne) Dr. Mitchell Levy, father of Ashoka Mukpo, an American freelance cameraman who is diagnosed with Ebola, talks with a reporter at his home in Providence, R.I., Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Levy's son, Ashoka Mukpo is scheduled to fly to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, when he leaves Liberia. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

By Associated Press 1 min read

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – An American photojournalist who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia is on his way back to the U.S. for treatment.

Ashoka Mukpo will be the second Ebola patient to be treated at the Nebraska Medical Center’s specialized isolation unit. The 33-year-old Mukpo was working in Liberia as a freelance cameraman for NBC News when he became ill last week.

NBC reported that Mukpo started his journey to the U.S. Sunday evening and that he will arrive Monday morning. Hospital officials say they expect an Ebola patient to arrive Monday, but have declined to provide a name. Mukpo’s relatives in Rhode Island say he will be treated in Omaha.

The World Health Organization estimates that the latest Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,400 people in West Africa.