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Dry January Katie Hopkins Homeless Veterans Campaign George Osborne Greece Michael Gove News >UK >Home News UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey now in ‘critical condition’ after health deteriorates in London hospital Pauline Cafferkey contracted the virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone
Lizzie Dearden , Charlie Cooper Saturday 03 January 2015
Print Your friend’s email address Your email address Note: We do not store your email address(es) but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature. Please read our Legal Terms & Policies A A A Email The British nurse being treated for Ebola is now in a critical condition after her health “gradually deteriorated” in hospital.
Pauline Cafferkey, a Scottish NHS nurse, caught the deadly virus while volunteering in a government-funded clinic in Sierra Leone, despite the use of protective equipment and strict infection controls.
She became the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the UK on Monday after she returned to Glasgow, sparking an operation to trace other passengers on her flights.
The 39-year-old is being treated at the Royal Free Hospital in London. It houses the UK’s specialist treatment centre for the disease, which has killed almost 8,000 people worldwide.
Pauline Cafferkey, the South Lanarkshire nurse who caught Ebola after volunteering to serve in Sierra Leone A brief statement on the hospital’s website today said:
