Friday, August 08, 2014

Concern as Patient in Canada Has Ebola-Type Symptoms

A man that recently visited Africa is undergoing treatment in Toronto for symptoms that appear to be similar to ebola. This raises the risk of Ebola on the North American continent.

The good news is that even if the man is infected, it appears that it is unlikely to spread:
"It’s unlikely that we’re going to see cases of Ebola virus that come to Canada," McGreer told CBC News. "But it’s important that we are precautionary about it, that we have systems in place to detect people.

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