A Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola while working in West Africa is recovering well after the virus caused her to develop meningitis.
Pauline Cafferkey, 39, was readmitted to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London earlier this month after suffering an apparent relapse.
Health officials confirmed she had been diagnosed with meningitis caused by Ebola and had a "long recovery ahead".
Ms Cafferkey, from South Lanarkshire, contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone.
Dr Michael Jacobs, who is treating Ms Cafferkey at the Royal Free Hospital in London, said: "Pauline has become unwell by meningitis caused by the Ebola virus.
"But to be very clear about this, she hasn't been re-infected with the Ebola virus.
source. BBC news
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