A Canadian hospital said Saturday it has placed a patient who recently returned from West Africa in isolation as it awaits whether the individual tests positive for Ebola. The patient was quarantined after experiencing a high fever, a symptom of the often fatal virus. The person had recently returned from Guinea, one of the West African countries affected by the worst Ebola epidemic since its discovery four decades ago. On Friday, the World Health Organization said the outbreak sweeping the region has claimed 1,427 lives. http://yhoo.it/1shj74S http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
Canadian Hospital Isolates Possible Ebola Patient
A Canadian hospital said Saturday it has placed a patient who recently returned from West Africa in isolation as it awaits whether the individual tests positive for Ebola. The patient was quarantined after experiencing a high fever, a symptom of the often fatal virus. The person had recently returned from Guinea, one of the West African countries affected by the worst Ebola epidemic since its discovery four decades ago. On Friday, the World Health Organization said the outbreak sweeping the region has claimed 1,427 lives. http://yhoo.it/1shj74S http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
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