Ebola in Spain.

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Spain has outbreak's 1st known case of contracting Ebola outside of Africa

6 Oct

(CNN) -- A nurse's assistant in Spain is the first person known to have contracted Ebola outside of Africa in the current outbreak.

Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato announced Monday that a test confirmed the assistant has the virus.

The woman helped treat a Spanish missionary and a Spanish priest, both of whom had contracted Ebola in West Africa. Both died after returning to Spain.

Health officials said she developed symptoms on September 30. She was not hospitalized until this week. Her only symptom was a fever.

"We are working in coordination to give the best care to the patient and to guarantee the safety of all citizens," the health minister said.

An investigation is under way to find everyone the assistant may have had contact with while contagious. So far, there are no other known cases.

The assistant was one of about 30 health professionals in Spain who helped to treat the Ebola patients.

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/06/health/ebola-us/

 

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The keys to dealing with this are the same keys in dealing with it here: (1)back-trace all contacts the nurse has had prior to becoming symptomatic w/Ebola, (2)isolate patient and provide appropriate medical care and (3)continue working to stop the outbreak from continuing to burn through West Africa because as long as its' still going there, we'll continue having the oft-case here and there outside of West Africa.