Nurse in Spain diagnosed with Ebola
Investigations continue at the Carlos III Madrid hospital after a Spanish nurse became the first person worldwide to be known to have contracted the Ebola virus outside of West Africa.
The auxiliary nurse, a 40-year-old woman who remains anonymous, treated two Spanish missionaries who succumbed to the deadly virus after being airlifted home from West Africa. Manuel Garcia Viejo, 69, died at the hospital on Sept. 25. Miguel Pajares, 75, passed away in late August.
Following the nurse’s contraction of the virus, three others have been placed under quarantine, including the woman’s husband and a second nurse who treated the missionaries. Healthcare providers are also monitoring 22 others whom the nurse had contact with at the Alcorcon hospital, where she was treated, and 30 others at the Carlos III centre, where she worked.
It remains unclear how the nurse contracted the disease, as the hospital is reported to follow extreme protective measures. However, some health workers have said that the protective clothing used did not have a level-four biological security, and was instead level-two.
Dead bear cub found in Central Park
A dead black bear cub was found in New York City’s Central park in the early morning of Monday, Oct. 6. Police and residents remain confused as to how the female cub ended up in the famous park.
Bears are not known to live in the park in the heart of NYC – one of America’s most densely populated cities. No bears have been reported missing from zoos in surrounding areas.
While bears did reside in the Big Apple at one time, they haven’t been native to the city for potentially centuries. However, bears are native to the region, as New Jersey has one of the highest black bear populations in the country.
The cub was found under a bush, appearing to have suffered traumatic injury. It remains unclear how the bear died, but investigators have determined that the corpse had been dragged to the park.
“Certainly, a cub did not wander into Central Park by itself,” concluded Geoffrey Croft of the New York City Park Advocates.
-Compiled by Alyssa Ottema