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| Nurse Pauline Cafferkey is in a serious condition after being admitted to the Royal Free hospital in London with complications arising from the Ebola virus. | Nurse Pauline Cafferkey is in a serious condition after being admitted to the Royal Free hospital in London with complications arising from the Ebola virus. |
| She contracted the disease when working in Sierra Leone on 29 December but was discharged three weeks later after being treated successfully. She was readmitted to the Royal Free in the early hours of Friday. | She contracted the disease when working in Sierra Leone on 29 December but was discharged three weeks later after being treated successfully. She was readmitted to the Royal Free in the early hours of Friday. |
| The 39-year-old was first taken to the Queen Elizabeth University hospital in Glasgow on Tuesday after feeling unwell. During her time there she was treated in the infectious diseases unit before being transferred to the Royal Free by military aircraft. | The 39-year-old was first taken to the Queen Elizabeth University hospital in Glasgow on Tuesday after feeling unwell. During her time there she was treated in the infectious diseases unit before being transferred to the Royal Free by military aircraft. |
| Related: Pauline Cafferkey case shows we still know little of Ebola's long-term effects | Related: Pauline Cafferkey case shows we still know little of Ebola's long-term effects |
| The hospital issued a short statement saying: “Pauline Cafferkey is in a serious condition.” | The hospital issued a short statement saying: “Pauline Cafferkey is in a serious condition.” |
| Earlier on Friday, the Royal Free said the risk to the public was low, suggesting Cafferkey was not showing symptoms of the disease. | Earlier on Friday, the Royal Free said the risk to the public was low, suggesting Cafferkey was not showing symptoms of the disease. |
| “The Ebola virus can only be transmitted by direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person while they are symptomatic so the risk to the general public remains low and the NHS has well-established and practised infection control procedures in place,” it said. | “The Ebola virus can only be transmitted by direct contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person while they are symptomatic so the risk to the general public remains low and the NHS has well-established and practised infection control procedures in place,” it said. |
| Her condition, nine months after her recovery, will come as a shock to scientists studying the virus in the US and Europe. | Her condition, nine months after her recovery, will come as a shock to scientists studying the virus in the US and Europe. |
| There is no known case of any Ebola survivor relapsing into a serious condition even though it is known that the virus lingers on in some bodily fluids such as ocular and spinal fluid. | There is no known case of any Ebola survivor relapsing into a serious condition even though it is known that the virus lingers on in some bodily fluids such as ocular and spinal fluid. |
| Last week, Cafferkey appeared fit and healthy when she attended the Pride of Britain awards in London, but on Tuesday she was admitted to hospital in Glasgow after she began to feel unwell. She recently met the prime minister’s wife, Samantha Cameron, at a reception for winners and families in Downing Street. | Last week, Cafferkey appeared fit and healthy when she attended the Pride of Britain awards in London, but on Tuesday she was admitted to hospital in Glasgow after she began to feel unwell. She recently met the prime minister’s wife, Samantha Cameron, at a reception for winners and families in Downing Street. |
| The government said it was in touch with the medical team at the Royal Free, but had no specific statement on the development. | The government said it was in touch with the medical team at the Royal Free, but had no specific statement on the development. |
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| Cafferkey had told the BBC in an interview before the Pride of Britain awards that she had taken months to recover and had suffered from thyroid problems and a temporary loss of hair. | Cafferkey had told the BBC in an interview before the Pride of Britain awards that she had taken months to recover and had suffered from thyroid problems and a temporary loss of hair. |
| Dr Emilia Crighton, the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde director of public health, said : “Pauline’s condition is a complication of a previous infection with the Ebola virus. The risk to the public is very low. In line with normal procedures in cases such as this, we have identified a small number of close contacts of Pauline’s that we will be following up as a precaution.” | Dr Emilia Crighton, the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde director of public health, said : “Pauline’s condition is a complication of a previous infection with the Ebola virus. The risk to the public is very low. In line with normal procedures in cases such as this, we have identified a small number of close contacts of Pauline’s that we will be following up as a precaution.” |
| Public Health England said the virus can only be transmitted through bodily fluids when someone is symptomatic. She was asymptomatic at the Pride of Britain awards and when she was at Downing Street. | Public Health England said the virus can only be transmitted through bodily fluids when someone is symptomatic. She was asymptomatic at the Pride of Britain awards and when she was at Downing Street. |
| “The Scottish health authorities will be following up on a small number of close contacts of Pauline’s as a precaution,” said PHE in a statement.“It is important to remember that the ebola virus can only be transmitted by direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person while they are symptomatic.“The risk to the general public remains low and the NHS has well established and practised infection control procedures in place.” | “The Scottish health authorities will be following up on a small number of close contacts of Pauline’s as a precaution,” said PHE in a statement.“It is important to remember that the ebola virus can only be transmitted by direct contact with the blood or bodily fluids of an infected person while they are symptomatic.“The risk to the general public remains low and the NHS has well established and practised infection control procedures in place.” |
| Peter Willis, the weekday editor of the Daily Mirror, who met Cafferkey at the Pride of Britain awards, said: “She was fine last week. She was in good health and excited to be here. Our thoughts are with her family and we wish her a speedy recovery.” | Peter Willis, the weekday editor of the Daily Mirror, who met Cafferkey at the Pride of Britain awards, said: “She was fine last week. She was in good health and excited to be here. Our thoughts are with her family and we wish her a speedy recovery.” |
| Long-term side effects of Ebola include loss of vision, chronic pain joints and hearing loss. One doctor in the US, Ian Crozier, was discovered to have the Ebola virus present in his eye months after recovery. One of his eyes even changed colour. | Long-term side effects of Ebola include loss of vision, chronic pain joints and hearing loss. One doctor in the US, Ian Crozier, was discovered to have the Ebola virus present in his eye months after recovery. One of his eyes even changed colour. |
| Related: UK expert warns of disaster if lessons are not learned from Ebola outbreak | Related: UK expert warns of disaster if lessons are not learned from Ebola outbreak |
| Cafferkey contracted Ebola while working in a Save the Children treatment centre in Kerry Town, Sierra Leone. The nurse arrived at Heathrow on 28 December and complained that she was developing a fever. Her temperature was found to be in the normal range and she was allowed to fly on to Glasgow. | Cafferkey contracted Ebola while working in a Save the Children treatment centre in Kerry Town, Sierra Leone. The nurse arrived at Heathrow on 28 December and complained that she was developing a fever. Her temperature was found to be in the normal range and she was allowed to fly on to Glasgow. |
| Once home, her condition worsened and she was flown to the Royal Free, where she spent three weeks in a critical condition before recovering. | Once home, her condition worsened and she was flown to the Royal Free, where she spent three weeks in a critical condition before recovering. |
| She contracted the disease while using a visor rather than goggles to treat patients at the facility, an internal investigation by Save the Children found. | She contracted the disease while using a visor rather than goggles to treat patients at the facility, an internal investigation by Save the Children found. |
| “She was not able to use the standard protective goggles used there because she could not get them to fit properly,” the report said. “She acquired a visor that was the same as the one which she had used in her initial training but that was not used by Save the Children. | “She was not able to use the standard protective goggles used there because she could not get them to fit properly,” the report said. “She acquired a visor that was the same as the one which she had used in her initial training but that was not used by Save the Children. |
| “Both visors and goggles are equally safe but there are slight differences in the types of clothing worn with each, and in the protocols for putting the equipment on and taking it off.” | “Both visors and goggles are equally safe but there are slight differences in the types of clothing worn with each, and in the protocols for putting the equipment on and taking it off.” |