Spanish priest with Ebola treated with experimental serum

Ebola cases have been confirmed in 10 African countries, including Congo where the disease was first reported in 1976

A man's temperature is measured before he is allowed into a business center, as fear of the deadly Ebola virus spreads through the city of Monrovia, Liberia, on August 9, 2014
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Last Updated : Aug 10 2014 | 5:18 PM IST

A Spanish missionary, who was infected with Ebola virus, is being treated with the experimental serum "ZMapp" in Madrid.

ZMapp was imported from Geneva. Miguel Pajares,75, was repatriated Thursday from Liberia.

Doctors caring for the priest at Carlos III Hospital in Madrid, a leading institution in the treatment of tropical and infectious diseases, are therefore permitted to give him the serum, used in the US to treat missionaries Nancy Writebol and Kent Brantly, who were also repatriated to the US from Liberia.

The condition of the two missionaries is improving after administering the medicine.

For its part, the family of Miguel Pajares confirmed that he id in stable condition and without hemorrhaging.

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First Published: Aug 10 2014 | 5:03 PM IST

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