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A British military nurse is being flown back to the UK from Sierra Leone after suffering a "needle stick injury" whilst treating an Ebola victim.
The unnamed nurse is "likely" to have been exposed to the deadly virus but has not yet displayed any symptoms and will be closely monitored.
Public Health England (PHE) confirmed that the health care worker had been transported back to England and taken to the Royal Free Hospital in London for assessment.
It said the individual was working in a "front line care setting" when the incident happened.
They arrived back in the UK on an RAF flight on Saturday and will be monitored for the remainder of their 21 incubation period, in line with standard procedures for returning health care workers.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...fter-needle-injury-treating-Ebola-victim.html
The unnamed nurse is "likely" to have been exposed to the deadly virus but has not yet displayed any symptoms and will be closely monitored.
Public Health England (PHE) confirmed that the health care worker had been transported back to England and taken to the Royal Free Hospital in London for assessment.
It said the individual was working in a "front line care setting" when the incident happened.
They arrived back in the UK on an RAF flight on Saturday and will be monitored for the remainder of their 21 incubation period, in line with standard procedures for returning health care workers.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...fter-needle-injury-treating-Ebola-victim.html