Spanish Nurse Who Treated Ebola Victim In Madrid Becomes First Person In The World To Contract Virus Outside Of Africa -- Daily Mail
* Unnamed nurse believed to be part of team that treated Manuel Garcia Viejo
* First test on the woman has come back positive after going to hospital today
* Spanish missionary was brought back from Africa last month for treatment
* He died on 26 September at Madrid's Carlos III Hospital from deadly virus
A Spanish nurse who treated an Ebola victim in Madrid has become the first person in the world to contract the deadly virus outside of Africa.
The 44-year-old is said to have spent the last 15 years working at Madrid's Carlos III Hospital, where the two Spanish missionaries infected with Ebola died.
The woman, who was married, was part of the team that treated Spanish priest Manuel Garcia Viejo, who was brought back from Africa last month so that he could be treated for the deadly virus.
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