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Posted: August 29 2014 at 1:58pm |
Ebola test underway for Gatineau, Que., child in isolationA young child from Gatineau, Que., is in isolation after feeling sick upon returning from visiting family in Sierra Leone, one of the west African countries hard hit by this year’s Ebola outbreak. Dr. Jean-Pierre Courteau, medical officer of health for the Outaouais region, said in an interview with Radio-Canada they’re being cautious because of her symptoms but couldn’t go into detail.
He said they don’t believe the child came into contact with anyone who had Ebola while in Sierra Leone. The child is in isolation at an undisclosed hospital and there is no risk of contamination for medical staff and other people there, Dr. Courteau said. He said testing is being done in Winnipeg and results should be known by Saturday afternoon. No confirmed Canadian casesEbola is a viral disease spread by bodily fluids that causes fever, muscle pain, intense weakness and in some cases, both internal and external bleeding, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). There is no cure and no licensed treatment or vaccine, so doctors manage cases by isolating patients and trying to help their immune systems fight it. More than 1,500 people have been killed in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, with the WHO warning that it could eventually infect 20,000 people. There have been no confirmed cases in Canada. A few people placed under quarantine on the chance they contracted the virus later tested negative. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ebola-test-underway-for-gatineau-que-child-in-isolation-1.2750825 |
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This case is negative.
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