British Columbia - Norovirus cases 2013

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12 quarantined after Norovirus outbreak at Royal Columbian Hospital

The Province : Tuesday, January 01, 2013 5:00 PM

An outbreak of the highly contagious Norovirus at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster has quarantined a dozen patients on three floors.

The outbreak started on Dec. 28 and has so far sickened 12 patients and six staff on the hospital?s cardiac, general medicine and older adult units.

The cardiac unit (2 South) reopened Jan. 1, but the general medicine (6 North) and older adult (6 South) units will remain closed for at least another 72 hours as a new case of the gastrointestinal illness was identified Tuesday, according to Tasleem Juma, spokeswoman for the Fraser Health Region which is responsible for RCH operations.
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Norovirus outbreaks force quarantines at 2 hospitals
Outbreaks of norovirus have forced the closure of hospital wards in New Westminster and Vancouver.

CTV British Columbia
Published Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 8:44AM PST
Last Updated Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 9:31PM PST

...Officials said a dozen patients and six staff members at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster have been infected with the virus...

...Meanwhile, an outbreak of the virus closed a ward and floor at Vancouver General Hospital...

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Norovirus spreading quickly in Vancouver area

CBC News
Posted: Jan 6, 2013 5:00 PM PT
Last Updated: Jan 6, 2013 7:00 PM PT

A new strain of norovirus continues to spread in B.C.?s Lower Mainland, now reaching Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody.

Fraser Health Authority officials have restricted access to a ward at the hospital in an attempt to contain the outbreak.

Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster has already closed wards in the past week to prevent the spread of norovirus, as has Vancouver General Hospital.
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The illness contagion is spreading in daycares and elsewhere, too, says Dr. Paul Van Buynder, of the Fraser Health Authority.

?This is everywhere. I mean, this is not an ?Eagle Ridge outbreak,?? said Buynder. ?Next week it will be Boston Bar or Chilliwack or whatever. We're just going to have a bad year with norovirus this year, because of the new strain.?

The strain was first detected earlier this year in Sydney, Australia, and has been causing illness in Europe, too.

It?s spreading quickly because people don't have immune defences against the new form of the virus, Buynder said.

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