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| A health worker who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning to Scotland from Sierra Leone is being transferred to a specialist treatment centre in London. | A health worker who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning to Scotland from Sierra Leone is being transferred to a specialist treatment centre in London. |
| The woman, who travelled to Glasgow via Casablanca and London Heathrow, is being taken to the Royal Free Hospital. | |
| She is understand to have been flown to RAF Northolt in a military plane after leaving Glasgow in a convoy. | |
| Passengers on flights she took to the UK are being traced, but officials say the risk to the public is very low. | |
| The woman left Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow just after 03:00 on Tuesday. | |
| Six police cars accompanied two ambulances as she was taken to Glasgow Airport. She will be taken to an isolation unit at the north London hospital from the RAF base in west London. | |
| The health secretary said NHS safety measures in place were working well. | The health secretary said NHS safety measures in place were working well. |
| Jeremy Hunt, who chaired an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday evening, said the government was doing "absolutely everything it needs to" to keep the public safe. | |
| "We are also reviewing our procedures and protocols for all the other NHS workers who are working at the moment in Sierra Leone," he added. | "We are also reviewing our procedures and protocols for all the other NHS workers who are working at the moment in Sierra Leone," he added. |
| The patient, who had been working with Save the Children in Sierra Leone, arrived in Glasgow on a British Airways flight on Sunday but was placed in an isolation unit at Gartnavel Hospital on Monday morning after becoming feverish. | |
| Under UK and Scottish protocol, she is being moved to the high-level isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital. Her bed will be surrounded by a tent and access will be restricted to specialist medical teams. | |
| UK nurse William Pooley - who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone earlier this year - was successfully treated at the same facility. | UK nurse William Pooley - who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone earlier this year - was successfully treated at the same facility. |
| A statement on the hospital's website said: "The Royal Free London can confirm that it is expecting to receive a patient who has tested positive for Ebola. | A statement on the hospital's website said: "The Royal Free London can confirm that it is expecting to receive a patient who has tested positive for Ebola. |
| "The patient will be treated in the high level isolation unit." | "The patient will be treated in the high level isolation unit." |
| Analysis: BBC health editor Hugh Pym | Analysis: BBC health editor Hugh Pym |
| This latest incident will raise questions about the screening process in place for passengers leaving West Africa and arriving at Heathrow. | This latest incident will raise questions about the screening process in place for passengers leaving West Africa and arriving at Heathrow. |
| Public health officials say the woman was taken aside on arrival in the UK and her temperature was taken - the procedure followed for all incoming health staff who say they have been in contact with Ebola patients. | Public health officials say the woman was taken aside on arrival in the UK and her temperature was taken - the procedure followed for all incoming health staff who say they have been in contact with Ebola patients. |
| Her temperature was found to be normal and she was not feeling unwell, so she continued her journey to Glasgow. | Her temperature was found to be normal and she was not feeling unwell, so she continued her journey to Glasgow. |
| Someone with Ebola only becomes infectious once they develop symptoms. In this case, that only became apparent after she arrived in Scotland. | Someone with Ebola only becomes infectious once they develop symptoms. In this case, that only became apparent after she arrived in Scotland. |
| The task of contacting the passengers and crew on the flights she took is now under way. That will be complicated, but officials are insisting the risk to those people is extremely low. | The task of contacting the passengers and crew on the flights she took is now under way. That will be complicated, but officials are insisting the risk to those people is extremely low. |
| Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government Resilience Committee on Monday, said the risk to the public was "extremely low to the point of negligible". | Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government Resilience Committee on Monday, said the risk to the public was "extremely low to the point of negligible". |
| She added the patient was thought to have had direct contact with only one other person between arriving in Glasgow and attending hospital on Monday. | She added the patient was thought to have had direct contact with only one other person between arriving in Glasgow and attending hospital on Monday. |
| A telephone helpline has been set up for anyone who was on the BA 1478 flight which left Heathrow Airport on Sunday evening bound for Glasgow. The number is 08000 858531. | A telephone helpline has been set up for anyone who was on the BA 1478 flight which left Heathrow Airport on Sunday evening bound for Glasgow. The number is 08000 858531. |
| A British Airways spokesman said: "We are working closely with the health authorities in England and Scotland and will offer assistance with any information they require. | A British Airways spokesman said: "We are working closely with the health authorities in England and Scotland and will offer assistance with any information they require. |
| "The safety and security of our customers and crew is always our top priority and the risk to people on board that individual flight is extremely low." | "The safety and security of our customers and crew is always our top priority and the risk to people on board that individual flight is extremely low." |
| Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England, said: "It is important to be reassured that although a case has been identified, the overall the risk to the public continues to be low. | Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England, said: "It is important to be reassured that although a case has been identified, the overall the risk to the public continues to be low. |
| "We have robust, well-developed and well-tested NHS systems for managing unusual infectious diseases when they arise, supported by a wide range of experts. The UK system was prepared, and reacted as planned, when this case of Ebola was identified." | "We have robust, well-developed and well-tested NHS systems for managing unusual infectious diseases when they arise, supported by a wide range of experts. The UK system was prepared, and reacted as planned, when this case of Ebola was identified." |
| Ebola is transmitted by direct contact with the bodily fluids - such as blood, vomit or faeces - of an infected person. | Ebola is transmitted by direct contact with the bodily fluids - such as blood, vomit or faeces - of an infected person. |
| The virus has killed more than 7,800 people, mostly in West Africa, since it broke out a year ago. | The virus has killed more than 7,800 people, mostly in West Africa, since it broke out a year ago. |
| The World Health Organization says the number of people infected by the disease in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea has now passed 20,000. | The World Health Organization says the number of people infected by the disease in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea has now passed 20,000. |
| What are the symptoms? | What are the symptoms? |
| The early symptoms are a sudden fever, muscle pain, fatigue, headache and sore throat. | The early symptoms are a sudden fever, muscle pain, fatigue, headache and sore throat. |
| This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, a rash and bleeding - both internal and external - which can be seen in the gums, eyes, nose and in the stools. | This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, a rash and bleeding - both internal and external - which can be seen in the gums, eyes, nose and in the stools. |
| Patients tend to die from dehydration and multiple organ failure. | Patients tend to die from dehydration and multiple organ failure. |