Canada: Patient in isolation in St. Catharines, Ont., hospital- Negative

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Source: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2014/09/02/21913196.html

Patient in isolation in St. Catharines, Ont., hospital on Ebola fears
Grant LaFleche, QMI Agency
Sep 2, 2014
, Last Updated: 12:14 PM ET

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. ? Doctors at the Niagara Health System?s new St. Catharines hospital have isolated a patient with flu-like symptoms after learning the patient had been in the heart of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Few details about the patient have been released, but an NHS spokesman said the patient is stable. Doctors put the patient in isolation in keeping with the province?s Ebola protocols, which were created as the crisis in Africa worsened.

?On the whole, our analysis indicates this situation is very low risk,? chief of staff Dr. Tom Stewart said in a statement...

 

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Re: Canada: Patient in isolation in St. Catharines, Ont., hospital

Re: Canada: Patient in isolation in St. Catharines, Ont., hospital

Individual who travelled from West Africa tested as part of heightened vigilance

Tuesday, September 02, 2014 in News

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An individual presented to Niagara Health System with flu-like symptoms who had also travelled from West Africa where Ebola is endemic. We are managing and testing this individual per public health protocols as part of heightened vigilance. The patient is currently stable at the St. Catharines hospital.

Dr. Tom Stewart, Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President Medical, notes the organization was well prepared to deal with a situation like this. ?On the whole, our analysis indicates this situation is very low-risk. That said we are taking every precaution and isolating the patient per the best practice protocols, with advice from infectious disease experts and public health,? he said.

Dr. Stewart also noted ?we are also fortunate that the Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario, the LHIN, and the OHA have done a great deal to prepare all hospitals, and the organization has been testing protocols and facilities and running scenarios for the last few weeks in preparation for a potential Ebola presentation. The situation here is different than in West Africa because of our infrastructure. We have a brand-new facility with negative pressure rooms and isolation abilities, and well-trained and well-prepared staff. Our goal in this case is to ensure this individual receives great care while protecting our staff and the public.?

?We will keep the public updated in an orderly fashion, and in the meantime we are asking staff and the public to remain calm and to be extremely vigilant in terms of hand hygiene at our sites,? said Dr. Stewart.
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http://www.niagarahealth.on.ca/en/n...africa-tested-as-part-of-heightened-vigilance

 

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Ontario patient isolated, being tested for Ebola

Ontario patient isolated, being tested for Ebola

Jordan Chittley, CTVNews.ca Writer
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Published Tuesday, September 2, 2014 8:46PM EDT

An Ontario patient has been isolated and is being tested for Ebola after going to a hospital in the Niagara Region with flu-like symptoms. The patient had returned from West Africa.

"We are taking every precaution and isolating the patient per the best practice protocols, with advice from infectious disease experts....


Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/ontario-patient-isolated-being-tested-for-ebola-1.1988278#ixzz3CDToZNQC

 

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Re: Canada: Patient in isolation in St. Catharines, Ont., hospital- Negative

Source: http://www.newstalk1010.com/news/2014/09/04/st-catharines-patient-does-not-have-ebola


St Catharines patient does not have Ebola
Person showed flu-like symptoms after travelling to West Africa...
Posted on 9/4/2014 3:54:00 PM by Dave Bradley

A patient who was a possible case of Ebola in St Catharines, does not have the virus.

The Niagara Health System reporting on Friday, that tests on the patient have come back negative for the potentially fatal virus...