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‘Ebola-Like Symptoms’ in Canada May be a False Alarm ‘Ebola-Like Symptoms’ in Canada May Be a False Alarm
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Reports of a patient in Canada who was hospitalized with “Ebola-like symptoms” after returning from West Africa may be premature, World Health Organization officials said Tuesday.Reports of a patient in Canada who was hospitalized with “Ebola-like symptoms” after returning from West Africa may be premature, World Health Organization officials said Tuesday.
Health officials in Saskatchewan said a critically ill patient in Saskatoon had recently returned from Liberia. The patient has been isolated, and nursing staff are using gloves, masks and other protections to avoid infection through contact with bodily fluids, the officials said. Health officials in Saskatchewan said a critically ill patient in Saskatoon had recently returned from Liberia. The patient has been isolated, and nurses are using gloves, masks and other protections to avoid infection through contact with bodily fluids, the officials said.
At a news conference in Geneva, W.H.O. officials discussing an outbreak of the disease in Guinea, which borders Liberia, said preliminary tests on the patient in Canada had been negative for Ebola.At a news conference in Geneva, W.H.O. officials discussing an outbreak of the disease in Guinea, which borders Liberia, said preliminary tests on the patient in Canada had been negative for Ebola.
Canadian health officials said samples had been sent to the national microbiology laboratory in Winnipeg, and final results were expected Tuesday.Canadian health officials said samples had been sent to the national microbiology laboratory in Winnipeg, and final results were expected Tuesday.
Southern Guinea is in the midst of an Ebola outbreak in which 59 of 80 suspected cases have been fatal. Reports of people with similar symptoms have emerged from neighboring regions of Liberia and Sierra Leone, but other diseases with a similar initial manifestation, such as Lassa fever or severe malaria, are more common in West Africa. Southern Guinea is in the midst of an Ebola outbreak in which 59 of 80 suspected cases have been fatal. Reports of people with similar symptoms have emerged from neighboring regions of Liberia and Sierra Leone, but other diseases with a similar initial manifestation, like Lassa fever or severe malaria, are more common in West Africa.
Although Ebola, which causes death from hemorrhagic fever, is terrifying, there have been little more than 20 outbreaks of it or related viruses since it was discovered in 1976, and all have been contained rapidly by isolating victims and those who have been in contact with them.Although Ebola, which causes death from hemorrhagic fever, is terrifying, there have been little more than 20 outbreaks of it or related viruses since it was discovered in 1976, and all have been contained rapidly by isolating victims and those who have been in contact with them.