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| Save the Children probe how UK nurse contracted Ebola | Save the Children probe how UK nurse contracted Ebola |
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| The charity Save the Children has said "no stone will be left unturned" in its investigation into how a British nurse working at an Ebola treatment centre contracted the disease. | The charity Save the Children has said "no stone will be left unturned" in its investigation into how a British nurse working at an Ebola treatment centre contracted the disease. |
| Pauline Cafferkey, from South Lanarkshire, had been working with the charity in Kerrytown, Sierra Leone. | Pauline Cafferkey, from South Lanarkshire, had been working with the charity in Kerrytown, Sierra Leone. |
| Ms Cafferkey is critically ill in a north London hospital after her condition worsened in recent days. | Ms Cafferkey is critically ill in a north London hospital after her condition worsened in recent days. |
| She was diagnosed with the disease after returning to Glasgow a week ago. | She was diagnosed with the disease after returning to Glasgow a week ago. |
| The 39-year-old had been part of a team of medical volunteers deployed to Sierra Leone by the UK Government in November. | The 39-year-old had been part of a team of medical volunteers deployed to Sierra Leone by the UK Government in November. |
| BBC global health correspondent Tulip Mazumdar said part of Save the Children's investigation will include the use of personal protective equipment. | |
| Experimental drug | Experimental drug |
| Ms Cafferkey is being treated with an experimental anti-viral drug at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. | Ms Cafferkey is being treated with an experimental anti-viral drug at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead. |
| Prime Minister David Cameron praised her bravery on Sunday, telling BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "It's (Ebola) certainly the thing uppermost in my mind today with Pauline Cafferkey in hospital, and all of us are thinking of her and her family. | Prime Minister David Cameron praised her bravery on Sunday, telling BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "It's (Ebola) certainly the thing uppermost in my mind today with Pauline Cafferkey in hospital, and all of us are thinking of her and her family. |
| "And also how incredibly brave these people are, not only doctors and nurses from our NHS but also people from our armed forces who have been working in west Africa in very difficult conditions." | "And also how incredibly brave these people are, not only doctors and nurses from our NHS but also people from our armed forces who have been working in west Africa in very difficult conditions." |
| Ms Cafferkey had travelled to Glasgow via Casablanca, Morocco, and London's Heathrow Airport before being diagnosed. | Ms Cafferkey had travelled to Glasgow via Casablanca, Morocco, and London's Heathrow Airport before being diagnosed. |
| She was screened for the disease at Heathrow and told officials she believed a fever might be developing. | She was screened for the disease at Heathrow and told officials she believed a fever might be developing. |
| But her temperature showed up normal after seven tests and she was allowed to fly home. | But her temperature showed up normal after seven tests and she was allowed to fly home. |
| She fell ill the following morning and was admitted to hospital in Glasgow. | She fell ill the following morning and was admitted to hospital in Glasgow. |
| The government's chief medical officer for England, Dame Sally Davies, has said the case raises questions about airport screening procedures. | The government's chief medical officer for England, Dame Sally Davies, has said the case raises questions about airport screening procedures. |
| Mr Cameron added: "If we need to change further, if the chief medical officer says we need a system of quarantine or anything like that, then we should put that in place. | Mr Cameron added: "If we need to change further, if the chief medical officer says we need a system of quarantine or anything like that, then we should put that in place. |
| "But it is important to listen to the medical experts and then make the decision." | "But it is important to listen to the medical experts and then make the decision." |
| Ms Cafferkey's is the second UK case of Ebola. Nurse William Pooley recovered from the disease in September after also being treated at the Royal Free Hospital. | Ms Cafferkey's is the second UK case of Ebola. Nurse William Pooley recovered from the disease in September after also being treated at the Royal Free Hospital. |
| He was treated with the anti-viral drug ZMapp, of which there are no stocks left anywhere in the world. | He was treated with the anti-viral drug ZMapp, of which there are no stocks left anywhere in the world. |
| But Mr Pooley donated some blood plasma for use in treatments. | But Mr Pooley donated some blood plasma for use in treatments. |