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Canada disease employee may have been exposed to Ebola virus

Canada disease employee may have been exposed to Ebola virus

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — An employee at Canada's National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease may have been exposed to the Ebola virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus.Dr. John Copps said Tuesday the employee was working with six infected pigs Monday and noticed a split in the seam of his protective suit during decontamination after working in the Level 4 lab in Winnipeg, Manitoba.The lab director says the risk to the employee, co-workers and the community is considered to be low.


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Employee possibly exposed to Ebola virus at Winnipeg lab

Employee possibly exposed to Ebola virus at Winnipeg lab

An employee at the national animal health lab in Winnipeg was potentially exposed to the Ebola virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus yesterday, federal officials say.The employee was wearing a protective suit and noticed a split in the seam, Dr. John Copps, director of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) told reporters Tuesday.The employee of the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD) was evaluated by an infectious disease specialist and has put himself in isolation for 21 days — the maximum time from Ebola infection to the onset of symptoms, according to the World Health Organization.


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Winnipeg lab employee possibly exposed to Ebola virus

Winnipeg lab employee possibly exposed to Ebola virus

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A lab worker in Canada may have been exposed to EbolaAn employee at the National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease in Winnipeg has potentially been exposed to the Ebola virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus/">virus.The employee was working on Monday in a lab with pigs that had been infected with the deadly virus when a tear was noticed in a protective suit.Officials with Canada's public health and food inspection agencies made the announcement on Tuesday.

Canada disease employee may have been exposed to Ebola virus