A US bridal shop that was visited by an Ebola-infected nurse at the height of the US scare over the disease has announced it is closing down.
Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal in Akron, Ohio, served Amber Vinson when she was planning her wedding in October.
The medical worker only found out after she flew back to Dallas, Texas, that she was infected with the killer virus.
Store manager Kayla Litz, 33, told Sky News that the business, which had been thriving, was ruined by the Ebola alert.
She said their insurer had refused to cover them and they were facing about $100,000 (£66,000) in losses.
A message posted on the shop's Facebook page says: "I am sad to announce that Coming Attractions Bridal & Formal is being forced to wind down its operations after thirty years of service due to the devastating effect that recent events have had on our business.
Despite our best efforts, we simply have been unable to recover."
The shop said it would remain open until all existing orders are completed. It plans a liquidation sale beginning on Friday.
After Ms Vinson visited the shop, Ohio medical officials advised other customers to contact them. The shop closed for several weeks and brought in a cleaning company to sterilise dresses.
But customers stayed away after it reopened.
Ms Vinson asked the shop for a refund on a $480 deposit for bridesmaid dresses, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.
She and her colleague Nina Pham, who were the first people to contract Ebola in the US, were cured after treatment.
The Ebola epidemic has claimed 8,235 lives mainly in West Africa over the past year.
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