A member of British military personnel has tested positive for Ebola in Sierra Leone.
The unidentified woman - who was working at the Kerry Town facility southwest of the capital Freetown - is being assessed while plans are made to fly her back to the UK.
"Medical experts are currently assessing the situation to ensure that appropriate care is delivered. A clinical decision on whether the individual will be medically evacuated to the UK for treatment will be taken in due course," a Public Health England spokesperson said.
"An investigation into how the military worker was exposed to the virus is currently under way and tracing of individuals in recent contact with the diagnosed worker is being undertaken.
"Any individuals identified as having had close contact will be assessed and a clinical decision made regarding bringing them to the UK.
"The UK has robust, well-developed and well-tested systems for managing Ebola and the overall risk to the public in the UK continues to be very low."
The Kerry Town Ebola Crisis Centre was built by the British army with Government funding. It opened in November last year.
The 80-bed hospital is managed by Save the Children. It has several beds reserved for health workers who fall ill with the potentially deadly virus.
British nurses Pauline Cafferkey and Will Pooley both survived the disease after being treated in the UK. They contracted the highly-contagious disease while treating sufferers in Sierra Leone.
The outbreak has killed more than 9,500 people in West Africa.
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