A Spanish priest carrying the deadly Ebola virus died in Madrid’s Carlos III Hospital on August 12. The priest was airlifted from Liberia on August 7 (Source: Reuters) Mr Miguel Parajes, 75, working for an NGO was airlifted from Liberia on August 7, after contracting the virus trying to help treat already diagnosed patients with the disease. He was the first patient to be evacuated to Europe from the West Africa outbreak, which has killed more than 1,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. The priest was brought back to Spain alongside a nun, who was also suspected of being infected with the virus. However, she tested negative.. The Spanish Ministry of Health said Mr Parajes was being treated with the experimental drug ZMapp, manufactured by US company Mapp Biopharmaceutical. Two US aid workers infected by the disease have shown some signs of improvements since being given the drug. Other countries that have been affected by the Ebola virus include Uganda, DR Congo, Sudan, Gabon, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Liberia and Guinea./.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Aug 2014 15:50:57 +0000
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