A health-care worker who was being tested for Ebola has been released from a B.C. hospital after a third round of results confirmed she does not have the virus.

Patrice Gordon a nurse practitioner who travelled to Sierra Leone in November and returned to Canada on Christmas checked herself into Kelowna General Hospital on Monday, after her temperature became slightly elevated.

Tests came back negative for Ebola on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, prompting Ms. Gordons release from hospital. In a telephone briefing with reporters, Ms. Gordon said she had been confident all along that she did not have the virus at least for the most part.

It has been quite stressful just from the standpoint of knowing that my familys worried about me, and knowing that the public is worried, Do we have a patient zero in Canada? And my going, Oh my god, I really dont want to be patient zero, she said.

Ms. Gordon had worked at the Red Cross Ebola treatment centre in the city of Kenema. Health-care workers returning from Ebola-affected countries must self-monitor for 21 days. Ms. Gordon was checking her temperature twice daily when she noticed a rise; she also had cold-like symptoms.

Ms. Gordon entered the hospital through a back entrance and was kept in isolation. She did not move through any public areas.

During the conference call, Ms. Gordon said the process flowed exactly as it should.

It was as pleasant as it could possibly be, she said.

Ms. Gordon coughed throughout the call and said she felt a bit run down.

She said it was jarring how quickly her case moved into the spotlight.

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Health-care worker leaves B.C. hospital after third negative Ebola test