Scottish Nurse Developed Meningitis From Ebola

Nurse Pauline Cafferkey contracted Ebola while working in West Africa causing her to develop meningitis.

10:13 23 October 2015

Pauline Cafferkey, the Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola while working in West Africa, was readmitted to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London following an apparent relapse. The health officials have since confirmed that she developed meningitis due to the virus and is looking at a “long recovery ahead.”

 

Her doctor, Dr Michael Jacobs, said: "Pauline has become unwell by meningitis caused by the Ebola virus.

 

"But to be very clear about this, she hasn't been re-infected with the Ebola virus.

 

"This is the original Ebola virus that she had many months ago, which has been lying inside the brain, replicating at a very low level probably, and has now re-emerged to cause this clinical illness of meningitis. And this is obviously a serious thing."

 

He added: "I'm really pleased to tell you that in the last few days she's made a significant improvement. She is much better now.

 

"I think she has a long recovery ahead of her and will be with us for quite a while still."