--- title: Ebola: First U.S. Nurse With Ebola Upgraded to 'Good' Condition description: Nina Pham was previously listed in "fair" condition when she was transferred to a special hospital on Thursday. canonical: https://time.com/3529990/ebola-dallas-nurse-nina-pham-condition-good/ author: Jack Linshi article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-21T23:32:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-14T02:08:27.000Z article:section: Health og:title: Ebola: First U.S. Nurse With Ebola Upgraded to 'Good' Condition og:description: Nina Pham was previously listed in "fair" condition when she was transferred to a special hospital on Thursday. og:url: https://time.com/3529990/ebola-dallas-nurse-nina-pham-condition-good/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc302d59480e4dae9/6987622e0b72e36f0e6db324/457417274.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Ebola patient and nurse Nina Pham is flown into Frederick Airport and transfered to NIH og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ebola: First U.S. Nurse With Ebola Upgraded to 'Good' Condition twitter:description: Nina Pham was previously listed in "fair" condition when she was transferred to a special hospital on Thursday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc302d59480e4dae9/6987622e0b72e36f0e6db324/457417274.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # First U.S. Nurse With Ebola Upgraded to 'Good' Condition > Sponsored content. 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The World Health Organization declared Nigeria free of Ebola on Monday, a containment victory in an outbreak that has stymied other countries’ response efforts._  by [Jack Linshi](https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Updated: Dec 14, 2023 2:08 AM UTCPublished: Oct 21, 2014 11:32 PM UTC  Ashley King of Walkersville came out to send a positive message to Nina Pham, a nurse who treated Thomas Duncan, the Liberian man, who died of Ebola, who was flown into Frederick Airport and transferred to NIH to treat her now that she has Ebola October 16, 2014 in Frederick, Maryland. Ashley King of Walkersville came out to send a positive message to Nina Pham, a nurse who treated Thomas Duncan, the Liberian man, who died of Ebola, who was flown into Frederick Airport and transferred to NIH to treat her now that she has Ebola October 16, 2014 in Frederick, Maryland. The Washington Post/Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Updated: Dec 14, 2023 2:08 AM UTCPublished: Oct 21, 2014 11:32 PM UTC **Correction appended, Oct. 27.** The clinical status of the first of two Dallas nurses to contract Ebola has been upgraded from “fair” to “good,” the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said Tuesday. Nina Pham, 26, had been [transferred Thursday to the NIH Special Clinical Studies Unit](http://time.com/3517230/ebola-nina-pham-dallas-maryland/) in Maryland, where a doctor said in a statement that she was in fair condition and resting comfortably. The NIH also said that Pham has expressed gratitude for her well-wishers, but that “no additional details are available at this time.” The unit where Pham is being treated has a staff of 50 to 60 personnel who are trained to deal with biohazards like the Ebola virus, [Dr. Anthony Fauci,](http://time.com/3517230/ebola-nina-pham-dallas-maryland/) director of the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Friday. While Fauci did not disclose Pham’s treatment plan, he revealed that Pham had already received plasma donated from Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly. Pham, who last week released [a tearful video from inside her Texas isolation unit](http://time.com/3516595/ebola-nurse-video-pham/), is the first known person to develop Ebola within the United States. Pham contracted the virus at Dallas’ Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital while treating Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. Duncan died of the virus Oct. 8. A [second Dallas nurse](http://time.com/3523196/second-u-s-nurse-with-ebola-was-in-no-way-careless-by-flying-family-says/) who worked alongside Pham in Duncan’s treatment was also diagnosed with Ebola two days after Pham’s diagnosis. **Correction:** The original version of this story misstated the name of the NIH. It is the National Institutes of Health. ## Transcript [00:02] Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, is free of [00:05] Ebola after it went 42 straight days with no new cases [00:09] reported. As the epidemic rages out of control in [00:13] neighboring Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, how did [00:16] Nigeria become an Ebola success story? [ MUSIC ] [00:19] Declaring an emergency right away. When Nigeria had [00:23] its first confirmed case of Ebola, the government [00:25] declared a national public health emergency [00:28] immediately. That means that strict procedures for [00:31] treating patients and screening people were quickly [00:34] put into place. For example, local health workers [00:38] paid $ 18, 500 face to face visits to take the [00:43] temperatures of nearly 900 people who had contact [00:46] with Ebola patients. Training local doctors. [00:51] The World Health Organization and Doctors Without [00:54] Borders trained local doctors on how to treat patients [00:57] effectively. But the country posed a unique challenge [01:00] as the number of people living in Lagos is around 21 [01:04] million. That's almost as large as the populations of [01:07] Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone combined. How can [01:10] the disease be contained under such circumstances? [01:13] The answer, high quality contact tracing by [01:16] experienced epidemiologists. With the help of GPS [01:19] systems and daily mapping, government officials [01:22] reached 100 % of known contacts in Lagos and placed [01:26] them in isolation wards. Managing Fear. Nigeria [01:31] used social media and televised campaigns to reach its [01:34] 174 million residents. To prevent panic, the [01:39] country showcased patients who were successfully [01:42] treated, and produced awareness campaigns on the [01:45] disease. From national TV appearances by the [01:47] president, to an online campaign starting Nigerian [01:50] actors. No effort was spared to reassure the country's [01:54] vast population. 0800 EBOLA HELP now. Keeping [02:00] borders open. Nigeria made the decision of keeping [02:04] it's frontiers open to travelers from Sierra Leone, [02:07] Liberia, and Guinea. Saying that closing the borders [02:10] would only hurt commercial activities in the countries [02:13] whose economies were already struggling due to [02:16] Ebola. At the same time effective screening procedures [02:20] checked incoming visitors. The average number of [02:23] travelers screened each day reached more than [02:26] 16, 000. Even though the outbreak was contained [02:31] Nigeria is now slowing down its training and [02:33] preparation procedures in case there are new cases. 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