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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Ms. Gordon entered the hospital through a back entrance and was kept in isolation. She did not move through any public areas. <\/p>\n
During the conference call, Ms. Gordon said the process flowed exactly as it should. <\/p>\n
It was as pleasant as it could possibly be, she said. <\/p>\n
Ms. Gordon coughed throughout the call and said she felt a bit run down. <\/p>\n
She said it was jarring how quickly her case moved into the spotlight. <\/p>\n
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