Spanish priest struck with Ebola becomes the first person brought to Europe for treatment as shocking pictures reveal how more bodies are being left in African streets Miguel Parajes, 75, was repatriated on military plane to Madrid from Liberia It comes as distressing photos show man collapsed in a Guinea street Fearing he had deadly virus, authorities did not touch or move him for hours Outbreak is deadliest ever, more than three times worse than 1976 epidemic 1,711 cases and 932 deaths in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone Nigeria seeks new isolation chambers amid new cases in megacity Lagos Police and 750 soldiers on streets to enforce quarantines in Sierra Leone Liberia's President condemns 'ignorance' as the Army sets up road blocks WHO debates whether to use untested drugs but Obama says it is too early By GERARD COUZENS and DAN BLOOM PUBLISHED: 09:06 GMT, 7 August 2014 | UPDATED: 11:38 GMT, 7 August 2014 161 shares 223 View comments Infected: Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, 75, tested postive for Ebola and is being treated in Madrid +23 Infected: Spanish priest Miguel Pajares, 75, tested postive for Ebola and is being treated in Madrid A Spanish priest has become the first person carrying the deadly Ebola virus to be brought back to Europe for treatment. Missionary Miguel Pajares, 75, was escorted to hospital in Madrid today by a convoy of medics in protective suits after being repatriated on a military plane from Liberia in west Africa this morning. He was put in quarantine on Saturday after testing positive for the killer disease. Mr Pajares, who had been treating patients infected with Ebola at a hospital his Catholic humanitarian group runs, was flown back to Spain accompanied by a nun. Although she was uninfected, she was also quarantined. The pair were due to be taken to an isolation ward at Madrid's Carlos III hospital after tests at an air force base in Madrid. 'The patients have arrived well, though a little disoriented. They are both now in quarantine,' Madrid health official Javier Rodriguez told a news conference. Twelve medical staff working in three shifts will care for them in a building which has been cleared of other patients. Mr Pajares' condition overnight was said to have deteriorated according to local reports, which claimed he was on a drip and was now unable to walk unaided. But Rafael Perez-Santamarina, director of Madrid's La Paz hospital, said initial medical checks showed Mr Pajares was in stable condition. Madrid regional government health chief Francisco Javier Rodriguez said neither was bleeding, which is a symptom of an advanced stage of the illness. The priest's brother Emilio said he was 'worried but happy' about the transfer. Scroll down for videos WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT Isolation: The Spanish missionary arrived this morning in an isolation chamber at Madrid's Carlos III Hospital +23 Isolation: The Spanish missionary arrived this morning in an isolation chamber at Madrid's Carlos III Hospital Convoy: Mr Parajes was under heavy guard as he became the first confirmed patient to be treated in Europe +23 Convoy: Mr Parajes was under heavy guard as he became the first confirmed patient to be treated in Europe Global attention: Journalists gathered outside the hospital in Spain's capital as the 75-year-old arrived +23 Global attention: Journalists gathered outside the hospital in Spain's capital as the 75-year-old arrived Mercedes Vinuesa, director general of public health in Spain, downplayed fears over the repatriation by insisting: 'The safety protocols we will use guarantee minimum risk.' Mr Pajares had worked as a missionary in Africa for nearly five decades and was due to return to Spain for good in September. Speaking before he was flown back he said: 'I'd like to return because we have a very bad experience of what's happened here. More... Ebola victims left to rot in the streets of Liberia as terrified relatives drag them from their homes and dump them outside for fear of catching deadly virus Traveler suspected of having Ebola after returning to New York from trip to infected region is given the all clear Deadly Ebola feared to have reached the Middle East as man being tested for the disease dies in Saudi Arabia 'We are abandoned. We want to go to Spain and be treated like people.' It comes as new images show more victims lying in the street in a badly-hit city in west Africa, with authorities unsure what to do.

• published: 07 Aug 2014
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