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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday confirmed a Spanish nurse diagnosed with Ebola virus disease.
WHO Regional Office for Europe said in a statement that Spanish authorities Monday night notified WHO under the International Health Regulations that an auxiliary nurse in Spain has been diagnosed with Ebola virus disease.
The health care worker was treating a person who had been infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone and was medically evacuated by Spain to Madrid on Sept. 22, where he died three days later.
Spanish authorities are conducting an intensive investigation of this case, to determine the mode of transmission and to trace those who have been in contact with the health care worker.
WHO is ready to provide support to Spain, as and if required.
On Sept. 30, WHO was informed of the first confirmed imported case of Ebola virus disease in the United States.
