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A young girl in isolation at a Gatineau hospital has tested negative for the Ebola virus, the Outaouais health authority confirmed Saturday.

The three-year-old child had recently returned from Sierra Leone with her parents and health officials assessed her in isolation as part of a vigilant protocol in light of the epidemic in West Africa.

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The girl is listed in stable condition and will remain under observation at hospital.

Karelle Kennedy, a spokesperson for the Outaouais region’s public health authority, confirmed the child had developed a fever and was isolated Friday morning as a precaution.

The health authority said they sent medical samples for testing at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg.

The girl was not believed to have been exposed to any health institutions or to anyone suffering from Ebola while in Sierra Leone.

“The chances that the test will be positive are extremely low,” said Kennedy.