Anatomy of a health alert: An Ebola case timeline

BELLEVILLE, Ont. A masked and sick-looking man leaned against the emergency department's triage desk.

It was about 3:30 a.m. Oct. 13. Signs at the hospital doors routinely ask sick people to don masks before entering.

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Yet Belleville General Hospital triage nurse Chris Wilson had an inexplicable hunch this wasn't an ordinary case.

"I instantly asked him about travel outside the country," said Wilson.

The man said he'd been to Sierra Leone -- a country ravaged by an outbreak of the Ebola virus.

Wilson's training kicked into high gear.

Here is a timeline of how the eastern Ontario small town hospital reacted upon learning they might have Canada's first Ebola case:

EXPLAINED: What you need to know about Ebola Registered nurse Chris Wilson touches his safety goggles at Belleville General Hospital in Belleville, Ont., on October 23, 2014. Feedback from Wilson and others about the limitations of the personal protective equipment as he worked with a patient suspected of carrying the Ebola virus has helped his employer, Quinte Health Care, to improve protection for workers. Other hospitals are now requesting such knowledge. (Luke Hendry/QMI Agency)

Monday, Oct. 13

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Anatomy of a health alert: An Ebola case timeline