Ärhäkkä influenssan kaltainen tauti levisi junassa Kanadassa
Ärhäkkä tauti levisi junassa Kanadassa
STT
Julkaistu: pe 9. toukokuuta 2008, klo 22:40
"Kanadalaiset lääkärit tutkivat junassa puhjennutta tautia, jonka takia lähes 300 ihmistä oli karanteenissa. Sairastuneet olivat nousseet junaan Jasperin kansallispuistossa Kalliovuorilla.
Seitsemällä ihmisellä oli influenssan kaltaisia oireita. Yksi matkustaja ehti kuolla ja toinen kuljetettiin helikopterilla sairaalaan.
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Viranomaiset eristivät junan Foleyetissa Pohjois-Ontariossa. Vaunuihin ei päästetty muita kuin lääkäreitä ja sairaanhoitajia."
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Train quarantined in Ont. after passenger dies
CTV.ca News Staff
Updated Fri. May. 9 2008 3:21 PM ET
"--- A Via Rail train passenger train, carrying more than 270 people, was quarantined in the northern Ontario town of Foleyet after officials notified police of a medical emergency on Friday morning.
As many as 10 passengers fell ill, suffering from flu-like symptoms.
Const. Marc Depatie added that it's the 'totality' of the circumstances that led police to believe the death and illnesses are not linked.
Authorities also reached that conclusion upon advice from health experts and reports that the woman was feeling unwell when she got on the train in Jasper, Alta., as part of a group of tourists.
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Depatie said the victim's body remains on the train as of Friday afternoon as --- teams are finalizing their plan before they launch their investigation.
Provincial police Staff Sgt. Rob Knox told The Canadian Press that one person was airlifted to hospital but the other passengers and crew members are still in quarantine.
A physician had been travelling on the train, which was en route from Vancouver to Toronto, and tried to attend to the victim after she became ill from a yet-undiagnosed ailment.
She later died, and the doctor's attention to other passengers who became ill.
The passenger who was airlifted to hospital was diagnosed with a respiratory illness and is now in stable condition, according to Knox.
The remaining five sick passengers are said to be in good spirits and stable condition.
A spokeswoman for Via Rail told CP that the train departed Vancouver three days ago and hadn't reported any problems before Friday. The illnesses appeared to have been contained to two train cars.
'As far as determining what it is, we're not there yet,' OPP Sgt. Laura Nichols told CTV.ca from the North Bay Communications Centre on Friday morning.
The Canadian Press reported that only emergency response personnel are being allowed on or off the train.
Meanwhile, a CN Rail sleep station has evacuated and local health facilities are on standby.
'The train is going to be here for quite a while,' town chairperson Deborah DesRochers told CTV's Canada AM.
The matter has become one of federal jurisdiction because the train travelled through a number of provinces, said DesRochers.
Health Minister Tony Clement's office released a statement saying his department and the Public Health Agency of Canada have been notified of the quarantine.
'Federal officials are collaborating with provincial and regional counterparts to assess the situation and take action as appropriate,' the statement said.
Clement has been briefed and has directed his officials to collaborate with provincial, regional and local authorities both in Foleyet and at all points along the route the train travelled.
Foleyet is a town of 380 about 100 kilometres southwest of Timmins."
STT
Julkaistu: pe 9. toukokuuta 2008, klo 22:40
"Kanadalaiset lääkärit tutkivat junassa puhjennutta tautia, jonka takia lähes 300 ihmistä oli karanteenissa. Sairastuneet olivat nousseet junaan Jasperin kansallispuistossa Kalliovuorilla.
Seitsemällä ihmisellä oli influenssan kaltaisia oireita. Yksi matkustaja ehti kuolla ja toinen kuljetettiin helikopterilla sairaalaan.
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Viranomaiset eristivät junan Foleyetissa Pohjois-Ontariossa. Vaunuihin ei päästetty muita kuin lääkäreitä ja sairaanhoitajia."
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Train quarantined in Ont. after passenger dies
CTV.ca News Staff
Updated Fri. May. 9 2008 3:21 PM ET
"--- A Via Rail train passenger train, carrying more than 270 people, was quarantined in the northern Ontario town of Foleyet after officials notified police of a medical emergency on Friday morning.
As many as 10 passengers fell ill, suffering from flu-like symptoms.
Const. Marc Depatie added that it's the 'totality' of the circumstances that led police to believe the death and illnesses are not linked.
Authorities also reached that conclusion upon advice from health experts and reports that the woman was feeling unwell when she got on the train in Jasper, Alta., as part of a group of tourists.
---
Depatie said the victim's body remains on the train as of Friday afternoon as --- teams are finalizing their plan before they launch their investigation.
Provincial police Staff Sgt. Rob Knox told The Canadian Press that one person was airlifted to hospital but the other passengers and crew members are still in quarantine.
A physician had been travelling on the train, which was en route from Vancouver to Toronto, and tried to attend to the victim after she became ill from a yet-undiagnosed ailment.
She later died, and the doctor's attention to other passengers who became ill.
The passenger who was airlifted to hospital was diagnosed with a respiratory illness and is now in stable condition, according to Knox.
The remaining five sick passengers are said to be in good spirits and stable condition.
A spokeswoman for Via Rail told CP that the train departed Vancouver three days ago and hadn't reported any problems before Friday. The illnesses appeared to have been contained to two train cars.
'As far as determining what it is, we're not there yet,' OPP Sgt. Laura Nichols told CTV.ca from the North Bay Communications Centre on Friday morning.
The Canadian Press reported that only emergency response personnel are being allowed on or off the train.
Meanwhile, a CN Rail sleep station has evacuated and local health facilities are on standby.
'The train is going to be here for quite a while,' town chairperson Deborah DesRochers told CTV's Canada AM.
The matter has become one of federal jurisdiction because the train travelled through a number of provinces, said DesRochers.
Health Minister Tony Clement's office released a statement saying his department and the Public Health Agency of Canada have been notified of the quarantine.
'Federal officials are collaborating with provincial and regional counterparts to assess the situation and take action as appropriate,' the statement said.
Clement has been briefed and has directed his officials to collaborate with provincial, regional and local authorities both in Foleyet and at all points along the route the train travelled.
Foleyet is a town of 380 about 100 kilometres southwest of Timmins."
