Health officials in Australia have confirmed a 57-year-old woman is being tested for ebola after returning to the country from Sierra Leone

She arrived back in Australia at the weekend after working as a nurse in an ebola hospital in the West African country.

Meanwhile, a nurse infected with Ebola in Spain may have contracted it after touching her face with a contaminated glove.

Teresa Romero is said to be in a stable condition in hospital in Madrid this morning.

Authorities have put down her pet dog Excalibur - as a precaution - causing protests from animal rights activists.