Ebola virus disease in Spain had become unwell and on 6 October tested positive for Ebola at her local hospital in Alcorcón, the Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón. A second test confirmed the diagnosis, making this the first confirmed case of Ebola transmission outside Africa. Following testing, she was transferred to the Hospital Carlos III in Madrid for treatment. As of October 7, 50 contacts were being monitored, with 7 kept in isolation at the Hospital Carlos III, and an investigation was under way. On 7 October, Madrid's regional government got a court order to euthanize Romero's pet dog, Excalibur, concerned that it posed a risk
Ebola virus cases in the United States help Amgen increase its production, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has asked a number of centers to also increase production. There have been at least two promising treatments for those already infected. The first is Brincidofovir, an experimental antiviral drug, which was given to Duncan, Mukpo, and Spencer. Treatment using a transfusion of plasma from Ebola survivors, a form of “passive immunotherapy,” since it contains antibodies able to fight the virus, has been used with apparent success on a number of patients. Survivor Kent Brantly donated his blood to Rick Sacra, Ashoka Mukpo and nurse Nina