Sierra Leone: Nurse Hospitalised in Rome After Testing Positive for Ebola

An Italian nurse who tested positive for the Ebola virus after returning from Sierra Leone was transferred overnight to a hospital in Rome, the Italian Air Force said on Wednesday.

The transfer of the 27-year-old from Sardinia was organised after his blood sample tested positive on Tuesday for the often fatal virus.

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