Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey: Charity promises to leave 'no stone unturned' as it probes how she caught virus

The charity Save the Children has promised to leave 'no stone unturned' in its probe into how British nurse Pauline Cafferkey contracted Ebola.

The nurse, from South Lanarkshire, Scotland, had been working at a treatment centre with the charity in Kerrytown, Sierra Leone.

The 39-year-old is fighting for her life in a specialist isolation unit where her condition has deteriorated.

Save the Children's Sierra Leone Director Rob MacGillavray told the BBC would carry out a special investigation.

He said: "Because of this very serious event we have put in an extraordinary review to ensure that we do everything, leave no stone unturned, to be able to as far as possible identify the source of this infection."

Mr MacGillavray said a key element of the investigation would look at how protective equipment at the treatment centre is used.

Help: Ms Cafferkey had been working at an Ebola treatment centre

Dr Martin Wiselka, a consultant in infectious diseases, said the next few days for Ms Cafferkey are criticial.

He explained: What tends to happen with Ebola is you end up with organ failure. That is a risk.

Another of the things that happens is your blood clotting becomes difficult.

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Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey: Charity promises to leave 'no stone unturned' as it probes how she caught virus