UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey ‘in critical condition’
BBC.com
3 January 2015
A British nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone is now in a critical condition, the London hospital treating her has said.
The Royal Free Hospital said it was “sorry to announce that the condition of Pauline Cafferkey has gradually deteriorated over the past two days”.
Ms Cafferkey, from South Lanarkshire, was given an experimental anti-viral drug and blood from disease survivors.
She was diagnosed in December after volunteering with Save the Children.
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Twitter: “My thoughts and prayers are with nurse Pauline Cafferkey who is in a critical condition with Ebola.”
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt also expressed his concern, adding: “I know Dr Mike Jacobs and his team at the Royal Free Hospital are working tirelessly to provide her with the best possible care.”
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: “My thoughts are with Pauline & her family at this extremely difficult time. Thanks to all who are caring for her.”
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