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Hospital Carlos III, Madrid

Zaire ebolavirus · Madrid · verified historical

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Category
Zaire ebolavirus
Secondary
Confirmed
1
Suspected
0
Deaths
0
Case fatality rate (%)
0
Status
historical

Summary

Two Spanish missionary priests were medically evacuated to Madrid from Liberia and Sierra Leone; both died. A nursing assistant who cared for one of them contracted Ebola but recovered. She was the first known case of Ebola transmission outside Africa during the epidemic.

Why this matters

First documented Ebola transmission outside Africa; spurred review of European hospital infection-control protocols.

Sources

English