Two doctors who treated a Spanish nurse diagnosed with Ebola have been admitted into hospital for observation, health officials say.
The admissions bring to six the total number of people under quarantine at the hospital in Madrid.
A spokesman for the Carlos III hospital said that so far neither of the doctors had shown Ebola symptoms.
Nurse Teresa Romero is the first person to have contracted the deadly virus outside West Africa.
She was part of a team of about 30 staff looking after two missionaries who later died from the virus after being repatriated from West Africa. Ms Romero told a Spanish newspaper that she might have become infected when removing her protective suit after cleaning one of the missionaries' room.
Her husband is among those being monitored.
The Ebola outbreak has already killed more than 3,000 people and infected more than 7,200, mostly in West Africa.
The World Health Organization (WHO) describes the disease as a "severe illness" with a 90% death rate.
Source: BBC News
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