Ebola: Spain monitoring 50, but more cases ‘unavoidable’
UK hospitals put on standby as investigation into first European case of Ebola launched
TheWeek.co.uk
Wed 8 Oct 2014
Spanish authorities are investigating how a nurse became infected with the Ebola virus, as health workers blame substandard protective clothing and equipment for the spread of the disease.
The woman, identified locally as Teresa Romero, was the first person to contract the virus outside West Africa, apparently while treating two infected missionaries in a Spanish hospital.
“We don’t know yet what failed,” a government representative told The Guardian. “We are investigating the mechanism of infection.”
Romero, her husband and three other people remain under quarantine in Madrid. Another 50 people she is believed to have been in contact with are also being monitored. A court has also ordered that her dog be put down as a precaution.
A World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola advisor has warned of the risks to healthcare workers treating Ebola, saying that the disease can spread even in high level isolation units in Western hospitals. “The smallest mistake can be fatal,” he told the BBC.
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