Friday, October 31, 2014
Nurse Nina Pham's dog tests negative for Ebola, both will be reunited Saturday
When Dallas nurse Nina Pham left hospital after treatment for Ebola last week, all she wanted to do was hug her dog.She'll get a chance to do that Saturday, when she's reunited with Bentley, her beloved King Charles Spaniel.The puppy got a third negative test for Ebola, and the two are meeting after his 21-day quarantine the incubation period for the deadly virus.All three samples came back negative today," said Sana Syed, the Dallas city spokeswoman. "We're planning the big reunion for Saturday -- Nina is ready!"Pham was released from the National Institutes of Health in Maryland after undergoing treatment for the virus. She contracted it while caring for Duncan Eric, the first patient diagnosed in the United States. He died on October 8.
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