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| Happy reunion for Dallas Ebola nurse and dog after both complete quarantine | Happy reunion for Dallas Ebola nurse and dog after both complete quarantine |
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| A Dallas nurse who recovered from Ebola has been reunited with her dog, after both completed separate 21-day quarantines. | A Dallas nurse who recovered from Ebola has been reunited with her dog, after both completed separate 21-day quarantines. |
| Nina Pham and her year-old King Charles spaniel, Bentley, were reunited on Saturday morning at the decommissioned naval air station near Dallas where Bentley was being cared for by city officials. | Nina Pham and her year-old King Charles spaniel, Bentley, were reunited on Saturday morning at the decommissioned naval air station near Dallas where Bentley was being cared for by city officials. |
| “I’d like to take a moment to thank people from all around the world who have sent their best wishes and prayers to me and Mr. Bentley,” said Pham, who read part of a statement at a news conference Saturday and called the dog “one of my best friends.” | |
| Nina deserves this moment. To know everything is going to be okay. #tearfulreunion pic.twitter.com/ei9XOpI398 | |
| “Bentley symbolised everything we were trying to do,” Mayor Mike Rawlings said at the reunion, according to the city spokeswoman, Sana Syed. | “Bentley symbolised everything we were trying to do,” Mayor Mike Rawlings said at the reunion, according to the city spokeswoman, Sana Syed. |
| “Nina deserves this moment. To know everything is going to be OK,” Syed said, as she shared photos of the tearful reunion on Twitter. “We are going to miss seeing Bentley every day.” | “Nina deserves this moment. To know everything is going to be OK,” Syed said, as she shared photos of the tearful reunion on Twitter. “We are going to miss seeing Bentley every day.” |
| Pham was diagnosed with Ebola after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who died on 8 October. Pham was released virus-free from the National Institutes of Health near Washington on 24 October. | Pham was diagnosed with Ebola after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who died on 8 October. Pham was released virus-free from the National Institutes of Health near Washington on 24 October. |
| Bentley was moved three weeks ago from Pham’s apartment to his temporary home at the former residence of the executive officer at the decommissioned Hensley Field, which is now owned by the city of Dallas. Syed has been providing updates via social media on Bentley’s care after Rawlings vowed to do everything in his power to care for the Texas nurse’s beloved pet. | Bentley was moved three weeks ago from Pham’s apartment to his temporary home at the former residence of the executive officer at the decommissioned Hensley Field, which is now owned by the city of Dallas. Syed has been providing updates via social media on Bentley’s care after Rawlings vowed to do everything in his power to care for the Texas nurse’s beloved pet. |
| “We are going to miss seeing Bentley every day,” Syed said on Saturday. “He had a long bath this morning and hugs from Dr Bissett.” | “We are going to miss seeing Bentley every day,” Syed said on Saturday. “He had a long bath this morning and hugs from Dr Bissett.” |
| There was an uproar in Spain after Madrid authorities euthanised a dog belonging to a nursing assistant sickened by Ebola. Authorities were concerned the dog might be harbouring the virus. | There was an uproar in Spain after Madrid authorities euthanised a dog belonging to a nursing assistant sickened by Ebola. Authorities were concerned the dog might be harbouring the virus. |
| The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there have been no reports of pets spreading Ebola to people or other animals. | The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there have been no reports of pets spreading Ebola to people or other animals. |