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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. |
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. |
Dr Spencer left Guinea on 14 October, and returned to New York City on 17 October via Europe. | |
His fiance and two friends have been placed into quarantine. | |
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. |
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.uk | 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.uk |