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Ebola nurse Nina Pham free of virus Ebola nurse Nina Pham free of virus
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A nurse infected with Ebola is now free of the virus and will be discharged from hospital, say US health officials.A nurse infected with Ebola is now free of the virus and will be discharged from hospital, say US health officials.
Nina Pham, 26, is is one of two nurses who contracted the virus while caring for Liberian Thomas Duncan in Dallas.Nina Pham, 26, is is one of two nurses who contracted the virus while caring for Liberian Thomas Duncan in Dallas.
The news comes one day after a doctor returning from Guinea tested positive for Ebola in New York City.The news comes one day after a doctor returning from Guinea tested positive for Ebola in New York City.
Health officials are seeking people who came into contact with Craig Spencer, and three people close to him have already been put in quarantine.Health officials are seeking people who came into contact with Craig Spencer, and three people close to him have already been put in quarantine.
"I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today," Ms Pham told reporters on Friday. "I am on my way back to recovery.""I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today," Ms Pham told reporters on Friday. "I am on my way back to recovery."
The nurse thanked supporters for their prayers during her illness, and asked for privacy as she plans her return to Texas.The nurse thanked supporters for their prayers during her illness, and asked for privacy as she plans her return to Texas.
Ms Pham arrived last week at a specialist hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, after being flown there from Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.Ms Pham arrived last week at a specialist hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, after being flown there from Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.
Mr Duncan died earlier this month and it is still unclear how Ms Pham contracted the virus while wearing protective clothing as she treated him.Mr Duncan died earlier this month and it is still unclear how Ms Pham contracted the virus while wearing protective clothing as she treated him.
She earlier received an antibody-filled plasma infusion provided by a doctor, Kent Brantley, previously treated for the virus.She earlier received an antibody-filled plasma infusion provided by a doctor, Kent Brantley, previously treated for the virus.
This week the family of the other nurse, Amber Vinson, said she was clear of the virus, but there has been no confirmation of that from the hospital.This week the family of the other nurse, Amber Vinson, said she was clear of the virus, but there has been no confirmation of that from the hospital.
She was flown to Atlanta from Dallas for treatment.She was flown to Atlanta from Dallas for treatment.
The news of Ms Pham's recovery comes a day after a new infection, the first in New York.The news of Ms Pham's recovery comes a day after a new infection, the first in New York.
Dr Spencer, 33, began to feel tired on Tuesday and developed a fever and diarrhoea on Thursday.Dr Spencer, 33, began to feel tired on Tuesday and developed a fever and diarrhoea on Thursday.
He immediately contacted medical services and was taken to the city's Bellevue Hospital, where he is being kept in isolation.He immediately contacted medical services and was taken to the city's Bellevue Hospital, where he is being kept in isolation.
President Barack Obama said his thoughts and prayers were with the patient.President Barack Obama said his thoughts and prayers were with the patient.
Dr Spencer left Guinea on 14 October, and returned to New York City on 17 October via Europe. On Friday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city's response had been exemplary.
"We have this situation under control," Mr de Blasio told reporters. "Preparation levels were extraordinary."
The New York City mayor reiterated that the newest quarantined patients posed no threat to others.
"Casual contact cannot lead to acquiring this disease," he added, noting that only those in direct contact with infected bodily fluids were at risk.
Medical professionals have been retracing Dr Spencer's steps through the city to further contain the outbreak.
New York officials said he had travelled on the subway, been bowling and gone out jogging before he started feeling unwell.New York officials said he had travelled on the subway, been bowling and gone out jogging before he started feeling unwell.
His apartment in Upper Manhattan is being cleaned and the bowling alley in Brooklyn has been closed as a precaution.His apartment in Upper Manhattan is being cleaned and the bowling alley in Brooklyn has been closed as a precaution.
At a news conference late on Thursday, efforts were made to ease fears of an outbreak in the densely populated city of 8.4 million people, saying officials had prepared for weeks for an Ebola case. Dr Spencer left Guinea on 14 October, and returned to New York City on 17 October via Europe.
Ebola in New York: Media reaction His fiance and two friends have been placed into quarantine.
Alexandra Sifferlin writing for Time magazine asks if New York is ready for Ebola. Leading medical experts in the city tell her that they are and add they have learned from mistakes made in Dallas.
In the New York Daily News, a leading city doctor, Judith Aberg, insists Bellevue Hospital is up to the task: "They have been training for this event, as we have at all the major hospitals... the people taking care of him are highly trained and the most fit to be in that room with him."
Abby Haglage in the Daily Beast says Dr Spencer's case could affect Ebola patients worldwide - by deterring would-be volunteers from travelling to West Africa to help.
Julia Ioffe, senior editor at the New Republic, questions why Dr Spencer felt the need to go bowling - especially when he decided to stay home from work. She adds that Amber Vinson, who also had Ebola, took two flights despite running a temperature.
They added that those who came into contact with Dr Spencer were not at risk.
Ebola patients are only infectious if they have symptoms, and the disease is only transmittable through bodily fluids, experts say.Ebola patients are only infectious if they have symptoms, and the disease is only transmittable through bodily fluids, experts say.
Dr Spencer's fiance and two friends have been placed into quarantine, said Dr Mary Bassett, New York's health commissioner.
"There is no reason for New Yorkers to be alarmed," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
"Ebola is an extremely hard disease to contract. New Yorkers who have not been exposed to an infected person's bodily fluids are not at risk."
Mr Obama telephoned both the mayor and the governor to discuss the deployment of health officials and to offer "any additional federal support necessary", the White House said.Mr Obama telephoned both the mayor and the governor to discuss the deployment of health officials and to offer "any additional federal support necessary", the White House said.
Meanwhile, one million doses of an Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015, it has been announced.Meanwhile, one million doses of an Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015, it has been announced.
The World Health Organization said "several hundred thousand" will be produced in the first half of the year.The World Health Organization said "several hundred thousand" will be produced in the first half of the year.
More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - since March.More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone - since March.
Mali has now confirmed its first case of Ebola after a two-year-old girl tested positive for the virus.Mali has now confirmed its first case of Ebola after a two-year-old girl tested positive for the virus.
It is the sixth West African country to be affected by the latest Ebola outbreak - however Senegal and Nigeria have since been declared virus-free by the WHO.It is the sixth West African country to be affected by the latest Ebola outbreak - however Senegal and Nigeria have since been declared virus-free by the WHO.
The WHO says 443 health workers have contracted Ebola, of whom 244 have died.The WHO says 443 health workers have contracted Ebola, of whom 244 have died.
EU leaders pledged at a summit on Friday to boost aid to combat Ebola in West Africa to 1bn euros ($1.25bn; £785m), EU president Herman Van Rompuy tweeted.EU leaders pledged at a summit on Friday to boost aid to combat Ebola in West Africa to 1bn euros ($1.25bn; £785m), EU president Herman Van Rompuy tweeted.
Member states and the European Commission have already pledged nearly 600m euros.Member states and the European Commission have already pledged nearly 600m euros.
Are you in New York and have you been affected by the issues raised in this article? You can share your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.ukAre you in New York and have you been affected by the issues raised in this article? You can share your experience by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk