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Teresa Romero cured of Ebola and her blood will be used to treat others
Thursday, October 23, 2014 @ 9:07 AM

NURSE Teresa Romero is cured of Ebola, according to the results of her second test – and her blood can be used to treat others who suffer the deadly disease.

This said, it is unlikely to be needed in Spain – all the 'high-risk contacts', or people who have been near her and the missionary doctor she treated, remain symptom-free and, if they test negative by the end of the incubation period of 21 days, they will be released from hospital.

The key date is October 27 – and if none of them has the disease, Spain will be officially Ebola-free.

Although her condition was touch and go 10 days ago and Teresa admits she 'really thought she was going to die' – as did the doctors – she became progressively better and is now confirmed as virus-free.

 

Read more at thinkSPAIN.com



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