English news reports of Teresa Romero, the Spanish nurse infected with Ebola mention that she had been on holiday when she first started experiencing the symptoms of Ebola.

As most people know by now, a patient becomes infectious the moment that they start to exhibit symptoms.

Some Spanish language web sites are now speculating that the nurse was at a resort in Majorca that is also popular with tourists from the UK, Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy and other western countries.

Alarmingly, it has been stated that she had used the resort's pool on a daily basis. It is not confirmed whether Ebola is transmitted in swimming pools. However, the spaces around pools, changing rooms, shared bathrooms and buffet eating areas could all be places for infection to be shared.