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A Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierre Leone last year is now in critical condition in hospital after the virus resurfaced in her body a few days ago.
Pauline Cafferkey, 39, has been admitted to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
Cafferkey spent almost a month in the same unit last year after she contracted the virus in December 2014.
She is not believed to be contagious.
Doctors in the UK say she was transferred from the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Scotland because of an 'unusual late complication' in her illness which is caused because of the Ebola infection she had last year.
According to the BBC, doctors say they will be following up with persons who may have come in contact with the nurse, though the risk to the public is very low.
The Ebola virus caused global shock last year when it first appeared in the West African nations of Sierre Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
A few health professionals from developed countries who were helping victims in West Africa contracted the virus as well.
Bodily tissues can harbour the Ebola infection months after the person appears to have fully recovered.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently testing vaccines to help tackle future outbreaks that may reoccur.
Pauline Cafferkey, 39, has been admitted to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
Cafferkey spent almost a month in the same unit last year after she contracted the virus in December 2014.
She is not believed to be contagious.
Doctors in the UK say she was transferred from the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Scotland because of an 'unusual late complication' in her illness which is caused because of the Ebola infection she had last year.
According to the BBC, doctors say they will be following up with persons who may have come in contact with the nurse, though the risk to the public is very low.
The Ebola virus caused global shock last year when it first appeared in the West African nations of Sierre Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
A few health professionals from developed countries who were helping victims in West Africa contracted the virus as well.
Bodily tissues can harbour the Ebola infection months after the person appears to have fully recovered.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is currently testing vaccines to help tackle future outbreaks that may reoccur.