Dallas nurse Nina Pham and her dog, Bentley, reunited on Saturday after both were cleared from a separate 21-day Ebola quarantine period.

In a press conference held at the decommissioned naval station of Hensley Field, Pham thanked the health workers who took care of Bentley, a two-year-old King Charles spaniel. Mayor Mike Rawlings said that Bentley symbolizes their goal to save Ebola patients and suspects from harm.

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During the quarantine, Bentley was held at the Dallas County Health and Human Services (HHS), where veterinarians share video feeds and updates on Twitter. "[Bentley] continues to be a pleasure every day," said Catherine McManus, operational manager at the HHS.

Pham, 26, contracted Ebola while on duty for Thomas Eric Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. She was transferred to National Institutes of Health and was dismissed on October 24 after testing negative of the disease.

When asked about her plans, Pham said that she is going to celebrate Bentley's birthday with presents from friends and relatives.

In Madrid, a dog belonging to a nursing assistant was infected with Ebola and was consequently euthanized when health officials said it could further spread the virus to humans. The case triggered anger among concerned citizens and animal rights activists in Spain.

Meanwhile, a New York doctor initially diagnosed with Ebola was proclaimed stable after nine days in quarantine. The admin officials of Bellevue Hospital, where Dr. Craig Spencer is currently admitted, said the doctor will remain in treatment.

Spencer, 33, tested positive for Ebola upon his arrival from Guinea, where some 5,000 people had already died from the disease. His diagnosis triggered hysteria in New York, leading local health officials to issue different and stricter quarantine protocols.

New York has one of the busiest airports in the United States aside from Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Georgia, accommodating at least 100 passengers daily from Ebola-affected countries in West Africa.

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