Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Ebola rattles Spain as First Case Transmitted Outside of Africa Hits Home

Spanish health officials rushed Tuesday to contain the Ebola virus after it got past Europe's defenses, quarantining four people at a Madrid hospital where a nursing assistant was infected.
The first case of Ebola transmitted outside Africa brought heightened concern about safety of health workers, with some complaining of a lack of training and equipment to handle the deadly virus. Spanish opposition parties called for the resignation of Health Minister Ana Mato, and the European Union demanded answers to what went wrong.
The female assistant nurse was part of a medical team that treated Manuel Garcia Viejo, 69, who died Sept. 25 at Madrid's Carlos III hospital after contracting Ebola in Sierra Leone.
The nurse was also a member of a medical team that treated another Spanish priest who earlier died from Ebola, but it's believed she contracted the virus from Viejo.
The nurse has not been named. Spanish media said she is around 40 years old and only went into Viejo's room twice — once to directly assist in his care, another time to clean his room after he died. On both occasions she was wearing special protective clothing.
She is the first person known to have contracted Ebola outside of West Africa. Health officials described her condition as stable.
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