CROSSGATES nurses Pauline Cafferkey has been cleared of having suffered a recurrence of the Ebola virus.

Ms Cafferkey was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital yesterday morning under the care of the Infectious Diseases Unit.

Due to Ms Cafferkey’s past medical history, appropriate precautionary measures were taken whilst further investigations were carried out.

A spokesperson for NHS Fife Greater Glasgow said: "We are pleased to report that tests for the Ebola virus were negative.

"She remains in a stable condition in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. We want to repeat our previous reassurance that there is no risk to the public."

The nurse who contracted Ebola after working treating sufferers in Sierra Leone will continue to be cared for at the Glasgow hospital after being rushed there on Thursday morning after feeling unwell.