A Spanish nurse who was the first person to catch Ebola outside Africa is to leave hospital after being cured of the virus.
Teresa Romero, 44, was part of a team at the Carlos III hospital in Madrid who looked after a Spanish missionary who caught the disease in Africa.
Health officials revealed Ms Romero had twice entered the missionary's room - once to change an incontinence pad and again to retrieve items after he died. She then accidentally touched her face while wearing gloves used during the clean up.
She was diagnosed with Ebola on October 6, becoming the first person to catch the disease outside Africa in the current outbreak which has killed nearly 5,000 people, mainly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Ms Romero was treated with anti-virals and human serum containing antibodies from Ebola survivors and was declared cured on October 21, although she has remained in hospital until she was declared strong enough to leave.
"She will be able to lead a normal life, there is no more trace of the virus in her body," said the head of the hospital's infectious diseases unit, Jose Ramon Arribas.
"We have to give her time for a full recovery from a very dramatic event," he added.
Another three people were quarantined at the hospital, including the woman's husband - who had made a video appeal for authorities not to destroy the couple's dog Excalibur.
But the animal was put down at the veterinary hospital at Madrid's Complutense University as a precaution, despite protests from animal welfare campaigners.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has promised "transparency" over the Ebola scare, which has raised questions about the country's safety procedures.
Spain tightened its Ebola control measures following complaints of inadequate training and protective suits that were too small for hospital staff.
Among the measures introduced was a lowering of the temperature at which a fever serves as a warning that a patient could have the virus.
Doctors said they could not be sure if the medication given to Ms Romero had been responsible for her recovery.
"In the absence of a control group, it is difficult to know what worked for our patient," said Marta Arsuaga.
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