The husband of the Spanish nurse infected with Ebola is now in quarantine in hospital, the head of Spain's public health service Mercedes Vinuesa told parliament.

The nurse, who had helped treat both Spanish priests repatriated to Madrid after contracting Ebola in Africa, tested positive for the virus yesterday.

Officials said she had gone on holiday after treating the Ebola patients, but they did not say where she had travelled to.

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