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Scottish nurse out of hospital and free from Ebola

Scottish nurse, Pauline Cafferkey, who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has made a complete recovery and been discharged from hospital.

Ms Cafferkey is now free of the virus after more than three weeks in hospital, where she was critically ill for a time.

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Ebola patient posed 'very low risk' to other passengers

Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies has said that Pauline Cafferkey, the Glasgow nurse who has contracted Ebola, posed a "very low risk of infectivity for anyone else" on the flights she travelled on.

Professor Dame Sally Davies says she believes procedures to contain the Ebola case remain "robust"

She said the screening procedures at Heathrow airport would be looked at, but that she was satisfied they were sufficiently robust.

She added: "It is very important that people recognise the role that our volunteers are playing [in countries dealing with Ebola outbreaks] ... and we hope and expect other volunteers to continue to go out".

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