#Ebola: Protests in Spain over killing of nurse’s dog
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Health authorities in Spain have put to death the dog of a nurse
infected with the Ebola virus in Madrid, sparking protests from animal
rights groups.Activists scuffled with police outside her home as the dog
was taken away. The nurse, Teresa Romero, is the first person known to
have contracted the deadly virus outside West Africa. She had treated
two missionaries who later died from Ebola. The virus has killed 3,879
people, mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
A court order to euthanise Ms Romero’s dog was
issued on Tuesday despite uncertainty over whether the animal was also
infected or risked spreading the disease.
On Wednesday about 50 animal rights activists held a protest outside the nurse’s home in Madrid, shouting “assassins”.
Two protesters were hurt when they tried to stop the van in which the
animal was being transported, El Pais newspaper reported. The fate of
the dog, named Excalibur, sparked huge interest on social networks,
after Ms Romero’s husband, who like her is being kept in isolation in a
hospital, alerted animal protection groups via social networks.
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