Ebola contagion in Spain raises fears for Europe
Madrid (AFP) - Doctors in Spain hospitalised four more people and rushed to identify dozens of others at risk on Tuesday after a nurse was infected with the deadly Ebola virus, raising fears of contagion in Europe.
The European Union demanded answers about how the disease spread in a specialised disease unit, while health staff protested over safety failures.
The nurse was identified by Spanish media as Teresa Romero, a woman in her forties who worked at Madrid's La Paz-Carlos III hospital.
She became the first person to contract the disease outside Africa after caring for two elderly Spanish missionaries who died from the virus following their return from West Africa where the disease has killed nearly 3,500 people. ...
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