A hospital in Madrid said
Tuesday it is dealing with three suspected cases of Ebola in
addition to one confirmed case of the deadly virus.
The three new cases are being closely watched, said Rafael
Perez-Santamarina, manager of the hospital Carlo III-La Paz.
The nurse who has been confirmed with the disease is
believed to be the first health-care worker outside of Africa to
be infected.
She had dealt with a Spanish missionary who returned home
for treatment after becoming infected in Sierra Leone.
The missionary died in late September, according to Spain's
health ministry.
Hundreds of health-care workers, as well as more than 3,400
patients in parts of Africa, have died of the disease.
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