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First secondary case of Ebola outside Africa: epidemiological characteristics and contact monitoring, Spain, September to November 2014
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Virus EpidemiologyEpidemiological DynamicDisease OutbreakInfectious Disease ControlSecondary CaseNovember 2014Clinical EpidemiologyEmerging Infectious DiseaseInfection ControlPublic HealthOutside AfricaParasitologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyVirologyOctober 2014Disease SurveillanceClinical Infectious DiseaseEpidemiologyEpidemic IntelligenceEmerging Infectious DiseasesInternational HealthNational ProtocolsDisease TransmissionContact MonitoringMedicine
On 6 October 2014, a case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) acquired outside Africa was detected in Madrid in a healthcare worker who had attended to a repatriated Spanish missionary and used proper personal protective equipment. The patient presented with fever <38.6 °C without other EVD-compatible symptoms in the days before diagnosis. No case of EVD was identified in the 232 contacts investigated. The experience has led to the modification of national protocols.
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