Published Date: 2002-11-04 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/EDR> Viral gastroenteritis - Canada (Montreal)
Archive Number: 20021104.5712
VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS - CANADA (MONTREAL)
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Source: Canoe online, Sat 2 Nov 2002 [edited]
<http://www.canoe.ca/NationalTicker/CANOE-wire.Hospital-Virus.html>
[Our thanks to Pablo Nart for submitting information on this outbreak as
well. Mod.MPP]
Canada: Viral Gastroenteritis Outbreak Closes Hospital in Montreal
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Montreal's Lakeshore Hospital has shut its doors to new patients until at
least Wednesday after an outbreak of gastroenteritis affected several
patients and staff, hospital officials said on Sat 2 Nov 2002. The epidemic
has affected 57 patients and 35 staff, but officials expect those numbers
to rise.
"You must understand that since this is very contagious, there is possibly,
or even probably, other patients who are in incubation, meaning they have
the virus but haven't shown any symptoms yet," said Dr. Jacques Nadeau,
director of professional services at Lakeshore Hospital. "The numbers may
possibly rise, it could go as high as half the patients who used the hospital."
Gastroenteritis is not deadly and is usually cleared up within 2 or 3 days,
according to the Canadian Medical Association. Symptoms include nausea,
vomiting and diarrhea. The virus originated in the hospital's emergency
room and quickly spread to all floors of the west-end building, forcing its
closure late Friday night.
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[This outbreak of gastroenteritis has all the hallmarks of the Norwalk-like
virus-associated outbreaks of "winter vomiting" disease currently affecting
hospitals and other health-care institutions in the UK and Ireland at the
present time. - Mod.CP]
See Also
Viral gastroenteritis update 2002 - UK & Ireland (01) 20021019.5601Viral gastroenteritis update 2002 - UK & Ireland(02) 20021028.5656
Viral gastroenteritis update 2002 - UK & Ireland(03) 20021103.5706
Norwalk-like virus, hosp. outbreak - UK (Scot.) (03) 20020123.3365
Norwalk-like virus, hosp. outbreak - UK (Scot.) (04) 20020928.5419
Norwalk-like virus, hospital o/b - UK (London) (02) 20020530.4364
Norwalk-like virus, hospital outbreak - UK (Eng.) (02) 20020805.4952
Norwalk-like virus, hospital outbreak - UK (England) 20020607.4434
Norwalk-like virus, hospital outbreak - UK (London) 20020528.4339
Norwalk-like virus, hospital outbreak - UK (Scot.)... 20020120.3333
Norwalk-like virus, hospital outbreak - UK (Scotla... 20020126.3409
Norwalk-like virus, hospital outbreak - UK (Scotland) 20020119.3323
Norwalk-like virus, hospital outbreaks - UK 20020917.5335
Norwalk-like virus, hospital outbreaks - UK (02) 20020919.5357
Norwalk-like virus, hospitals - Australia (ACT) 20020711.4730
Norwalk-like virus, hospitals - Ireland (Dublin) 20021002.5441
Norwalk-like virus, hospitals - UK and Ireland 20021014.5551
2000
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Norwalk-like virus, role in nosocomial infection 20001229.2295
Norwalk virus gastroenteritis - Canada (Alberta) 20001222.2252
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