A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone is currently in stable condition after undergoing two days of treatment at a Swiss hospital.

Dr. Felix Baez Sarria, a member of a 165-person medical team from Cuba, was sent to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone. Altogether, Cuba has sent at least 265 medical workers to West Africa to combat the Ebola outbreak, which has killed more than 5,000 people in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.

After coming down with a fever of more than 100 degrees, Baez tested positive for the deadly virus and was transported to Geneva in a protective suit and mask late Thursday night.

On Saturday, the Geneva University Hospital announced, "Today his health status is stable, although he remains in a serious medical condition," reports AOL.com. He has been placed in a special room that is isolated from the rest of the hospital.

According to AOL, Baez caught the disease while he was helping a patient who was falling over.

In another case, a Maryland doctor died from Ebola in a Nebraska hospital on Monday, Nov. 17.

After being diagnosed with the deadly virus, Dr. Martin Salia, a surgeon working in Sierra Leone, was flown to the United States for treatment on Saturday, Nov. 15, reports NBC Washington.

The 44-year-old doctor was treated at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, said Sierra Leone's chief medical officer, Dr. Brima Kargbo, according to The Associated Press.

The general surgeon was diagnosed while he working at Kissy United Methodist Hospital in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.

A memorial service was held on Friday for Salia, who was a Sierra Leone citizen who lived in Maryland and was a permanent U.S. resident.

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