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BC nurse practitioner in isolation in interior tests negative for Ebola again

Patrice Gordon is a member of the Emergency Response Unit with the Canadian Red Cross .
Patrice Gordon is a member of the Emergency Response Unit with the Canadian Red Cross .

A BC nurse practitioner who is in isolation at Kelowna General Hospital has tested negative for Ebola on a second test.

Patrice Gordon returned to Kelowna on Christmas Day after working at the Red Cross Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone. She started experiencing flu-like symptoms three days after she arrived to Canada on Sunday, Dec.28.

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Preliminary test were done yesterday, and the results came back negative.

READ MORE: BC Nurse Practitioner in isolation at Kelowna General tests negative for Ebola 

The Ministry of Health says a third and final test will also be conducted.

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