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  • Three dead after flu outbreak at P.E.I. seniors home

    Source: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/201...tbreak-110402/

    Three dead after flu outbreak at P.E.I. seniors home
    The Canadian Press
    Date: Saturday Apr. 2, 2011 10:47 AM ET

    SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. ? Prince Edward Island's chief health officer confirms that three residents of a seniors home in Summerside have died following an influenza outbreak.

    Dr. Heather Morrison says all three were men in their 80s and all had underlying health issues...

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    Source: http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/L...-deadly-toll/1

    Flu takes deadly toll
    Published on April 2, 2011
    Amber Nicholson

    SUMMERSIDE - Prince Edward Island's Chief Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison confirmed Friday that an influenza outbreak at Summerset Manor has claimed the lives of three residents.

    "All three residents were males with an average age of 83, all with underlying health issues," said Morrison.

    Health P.E.I.'s Chief Nursing Officer Shelley Woods said it has been about two seeks since a significant number of Manor residents began to show influenza symptoms. At that time, precautions were taken and several residents were swabbed. The three residents who tested positive for influenza have since passed...
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