Ebola Patient in Spain at 'Serious Risk' of Dying

The Spanish nurse who caught Ebola virus is reported to be at serious risk of dying from the disease, said the head of Madrid regional government, Ignacio Gonzalez on Thursday.

The Spanish nurse who caught Ebola virus is reported to be at "serious risk" of dying from the disease, said the head of Madrid regional government, Ignacio Gonzalez on Thursday.

The nurse, so far the only person to have been diagnosed after catching the disease outside Africa, "is at this time very ill and her life is at serious risk as a result of the virus," Gonzalez told the regional parliament.

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