Spain Nurse’s Assistant With Ebola Is Lesson for Workers
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Spanish officials pledged to review infection control procedures after a nurse’s assistant became ill with Ebola, highlighting the dangers to health workers of dealing with the virus in developed countries.
The 44-year-old worker from near Madrid was in stable condition, authorities said yesterday. Her husband is in isolation and is being tested for Ebola, and about 52 people are being tracked because they interacted with her or cared for Ebola patients, they said. A nurse who worked with the assistant at Carlos III hospital tested negative for the virus.