Risk of disease spreading ‘very low’

A Scottish nurse’s return to the UK from Sierra Leone after becoming infected with ebola is “extremely unlik-ely” to result in a large outbreak of the deadly virus in Britain, health chiefs said.

The NHS has stressed the likelihood of catching the disease remains “very low” unless a person has travelled to West Africa and had direct contact with an ebola sufferer showing symptoms.

People can get ebola if they come into contact with the blood, body fluids or organs of an infected person, or if they have contact with an infected animal or contaminated objects.