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Priest with Ebola virus in stable condition

By Ciaran Giles
Published August 7, 2014 9:49am ET
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Priest with Ebola virus in stable condition
An ambulance transporting Miguel Pajares, a Spanish priest who was infected with the Ebola virus while working in Liberia, leaves the Military Air Base of Torrejon de Ardoz, near Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, after landing in Spain. The priest who has been confirmed as the first Spaniard to be infected by the current outbreak of the Ebola virus has been brought back to Spain for treatment. Pajares, a missionary priest based in Liberia, is one of the 1,711 reported cases to have been confirmed since March, when the most deadly wave of the condition began. At least 932 deaths in four countries have been blamed on the illness. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza) | Daniel Ochoa de Olza

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish missionary priest who tested positive for the Ebola virus was in stable condition after being evacuated from Liberia, health officials said Thursday.

The priest, Miguel Pajares, was helping to treat people infected with Ebola and was one of three who tested positive at the San Jose de Monrovia Hospital in Liberia earlier this week. He was flown to Spain on Thursday.

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