Quebec - Public health department investigating death of traveller from Africa as precaution in the Mont?r?gie region - test result negative

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A death in the Mont?r?gie area of a traveller who arrived from Africa is being investigated by the public health department as a precaution.

Public health department investigating death of traveller from Africa as precaution

MONTREAL GAZETTE
Published on: February 21, 2015
Last Updated: February 21, 2015 2:24 PM EST

The person, who died of unknown causes, arrived from an African country not affected by Ebola, said Chantal Vall?e, a communications officer with the Agence de la sant? et des services sociaux de la Mont?r?gie....
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The TVA network reported Saturday that a St-Bruno-de-Montarville resident was discovered dead by his spouse Friday after returning from a business trip to Burkina Faso. He had complained to her near the end of his trip that he had a flu and fever, the network said.
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http://montrealgazette.com/news/loc...-death-of-traveller-from-africa-as-precaution

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Quebec man found dead at home may have had Ebola

QMI AGENCY
Feb 21, 2015
, Last Updated: 5:50 PM ET
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Daniel Lamarre had returned on Friday to Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, a suburb on Montreal's south shore...

Wife Aileen Rioux, who had not seen him since his return, found him in their apartment. During the trip, he had complained of having caught the flu, she told TVA, QMI Agency's sister TV station.

Unprotected police attempted to revive him on the scene. Several hours later, emergency personnel in protective clothing were on site. The body remained in the apartment until Saturday morning.
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http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2015/02/21/22248741.html

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News of reported suspected cases
Last updated: February 21, 2015, 8:04 p.m.
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February 21, 2015 19:45: A suspected case in the Mont?r?gie region. This is a person back from a trip in a country not affected by the Ebola disease. The risk that this person has been exposed to Ebola is very low. As a precaution, an analysis request for Ebola was sent to the Public Health Laboratory to remove this diagnosis.
Result: Upcoming

* Please note that no details concerning a particular suspect case can be given for reasons of confidentiality. For media general inquiries on the subject, please contact the media relations of the Agency for Health and Social Services at 514-592-2929 Mont?r?gie.
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Confusion with a possible case of Ebola

Saturday, February 21, 2015 10:58 p.m.
UPDATE Saturday, February 21, 2015 11:19 p.m.

The spouse of the man who died mysteriously Friday in St-Bruno-de-Montarville should know this morning if her husband died of Ebola or not.

Aileen Rioux, 53, was still waiting anxiously last night, for the results of tests performed by Urgences-Sant? on her husband, Daniel Lamarre.

The man of 61 years died of a sudden disease Friday afternoon just after returning from a business trip to Burkina Faso, where he visited the diamond mines.

The country is not directly affected by Ebola outbreaks, but the consultant had complained of a bad flu and fever just before returning.

"We really hope this is not Ebola. But if this is the case, it raises serious questions about our crisis management, "she said, her voice tired from all the emotions of the past 48 hours.

The resident of St-Bruno-de-Montarville strongly criticized the lack of preparedness of the rescue teams to deal with the situation on Saturday.

Unpreparedness

"It was improvisation. There was a lack of dialogue, " she laments.

Aileen Rioux found her unconscious husband on the bed on his return from work. He arrived to the airport a few hours earlier.

The agents of the Longueuil Police Service were the first to respond. But none wore protective clothing she recalls. Paramedics arrived later in combination. But no one could give her accurate information about what was to come.

"It was necessary that I get angry for answers. They do not even know where they would put the body, "said one who preferred to keep her home, rather than see it go.

Investigators eventually returned yesterday morning to take away the remains. It had been nearly 16 hours.

"I have not been in my emotions, I had to keep a cool head to handle all that. It's like having robbed me some valuable time I had left, "said Ms. Rioux, knotted voice emotions.

Protocol followed

For the cooperative EMTs Mont?r?gie (CETAM) that came after the police, the protocol was followed "to the letter".

"We were told that there was a possibility of Ebola virus. So we put our protective equipment, "says Julien Sauriol, public relations at CETAM.

As for the police, however, there are questions. "Why were they not protected? Did they not receive the message? Was it that they had no equipment? We do not know it, "he said. Police declined to comment.

Public Health Department of the Mont?r?gie recalls that all suspected cases in Quebec were negative for the time and flu symptoms differ materially from the virus that has claimed thousands of lives.

Meanwhile, Aileen Rioux preferred to remain confined to her home to prevent the spread of any disease, even though the Public Health Management believes that it is not necessary.

http://www.journaldequebec.com/2015/02/21/confusion-aupres-dun-possible-cas-debola

 

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diagnosis.
Result: Negative
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