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| Canadian man in hospital with Ebola-like virus | Canadian man in hospital with Ebola-like virus |
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| A man is in hospital in Canada with symptoms of a haemorrhagic fever resembling the Ebola virus, a health official has said. | A man is in hospital in Canada with symptoms of a haemorrhagic fever resembling the Ebola virus, a health official has said. |
| The man had recently returned from Liberia in the west African region, currently suffering a deadly outbreak of an unidentified haemorrhagic fever. | The man had recently returned from Liberia in the west African region, currently suffering a deadly outbreak of an unidentified haemorrhagic fever. |
| He is in isolation in critical condition in Saskatoon, the largest city in Saskatchewan province. | He is in isolation in critical condition in Saskatoon, the largest city in Saskatchewan province. |
| A provincial medical official said there was no risk to the public. | A provincial medical official said there was no risk to the public. |
| Dr Denise Werker, the province's deputy chief medical officer, declined to say how long the man had been in Africa but said he only fell ill after returning to Canada. | Dr Denise Werker, the province's deputy chief medical officer, declined to say how long the man had been in Africa but said he only fell ill after returning to Canada. |
| She said that was in line with the profile of common deadly haemorrhagic fever viruses Lassa fever and Ebola, which have an incubation period of up to 21 days. | She said that was in line with the profile of common deadly haemorrhagic fever viruses Lassa fever and Ebola, which have an incubation period of up to 21 days. |
| She said the people most at risk were healthcare workers who do not protect themselves from contact with the patient's bodily secretions. | She said the people most at risk were healthcare workers who do not protect themselves from contact with the patient's bodily secretions. |
| "There is no risk to the general public," she said. "We recognise that there is going to be a fair amount of concern and that is why we wanted to go public with this as soon as possible." | "There is no risk to the general public," she said. "We recognise that there is going to be a fair amount of concern and that is why we wanted to go public with this as soon as possible." |
| A virus resembling Ebola has struck in Guinea, with cases also reported in Liberia. | A virus resembling Ebola has struck in Guinea, with cases also reported in Liberia. |
| As many as 61 people have died of the disease in the remote forests of southern Guinea. | |
| But health officials in the Guinean capital, Conakry, have said the virus is not Ebola. | But health officials in the Guinean capital, Conakry, have said the virus is not Ebola. |
| In Saskatchewan, Dr Werker said the man's diagnosis had not yet been confirmed and that a laboratory in Winnipeg was testing a biological specimen from the man. | In Saskatchewan, Dr Werker said the man's diagnosis had not yet been confirmed and that a laboratory in Winnipeg was testing a biological specimen from the man. |
| There is no drug treatment for Ebola, although Lassa can be treated with the drug Ribavirin. | There is no drug treatment for Ebola, although Lassa can be treated with the drug Ribavirin. |