Spanish Nurse Is Ebola-Free

Teresa Romero Ramos, the first person to contract Ebola outside West Africa, will be discharged Wednesday from a Madrid hospital.

Spanish officials declared Teresa Romero Ramos Ebola-free on Wednesday, after she spent 30 days in a Madrid hospital, CNN reported. The nurse assistant contracted the virus while caring for an infected missionary who had returned to Spain from West Africa. Romero was the first person to contract the virus outside of the current outbreak in West Africa.

She reportedly admitted to touching her face with her gloves after leaving the room of the Ebola patient she was treating. All 13 people who were in contact with her were also cleared after the 21-day incubation period.

"Everyone can be assured that there is no danger whatsoever of her being contagious," Dr. Jose Ramon Arribas said at a news conference Wednesday. Romero did not speak at the conference due to personal reasons.

In October, Madrid health authorities euthanized Romero's pet dog, Excalibur, against the family's wishes. Officials said there was a risk that mixed breed digs could transmit the virus to humans. Ramos later said that Excalibur's death was the worst part of her experience.

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