Medical authorities had been expecting a case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the UK by Christmas. They were just a few days out.
The infection control procedures appear to have been followed to the letter.
The nurse sought medical advice by phone when she developed symptoms overnight, a specialist ambulance crew wearing protective equipment put her into quarantine and just one person is thought to have had direct contact with her.
Passengers sitting near her on the flight from London Heathrow to Glasgow on Sunday evening are being contacted.
But this seems to be a precaution - the nurse was not suffering symptoms on board and so wasn't infectious.
The safety-first approach also lies behind the isolation of a second possible case in Scotland, and another in Truro, while they are tested for the virus.
Anyone with a fever who has been to the West African countries affected by the epidemic and may have had contact with the virus is considered a risk.
But the symptoms could also be due to malaria, or indeed flu.
Public Health England figures from 4 December show that 113 patients have been tested for Ebola in similar circumstances over the last few months.
Just one - nurse Will Pooley - was positive.
So there is no reason to panic about a sudden burst of possible Ebola cases.
All it shows is that the medical authorities are being cautious. They won't gamble with public health when it comes to Ebola.
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