 Joy Savage is a cleaning supervisor at Southend Hospital |
A second hospital worker thought to have come into contact with a parrot which died of bird flu has been given antiviral drugs. Cleaning supervisor Joy Savage, 50, who works at Southend Hospital in Essex, has been cleared to carry on working.
Last week her husband Howard, 55, who runs the quarantine centre where the parrot died and also works at the hospital, was given antiviral drugs.
A hospital spokeswoman said both had been cleared to continue their jobs.
"We have been assured by the Health Protection Agency that there is no risk to patients and no problem with the two workers carrying on," the spokeswoman said.
"We have had one or two calls from people who have read about this and wanted clarification or questions answered but we have not had major problems with patients worrying about the situation and there's certainly no mass hysteria."
She said she was unaware if any other members of the Savage family had been given antiviral drugs.
The Savages live in Ashingdon, Essex. Mr Savage is believed to operate a licensed private quarantine centre near his home.
The hospital said he had been a part-time maintenance worker for some time and had told officials when the parrot was found to have died of bird flu.
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We have not had major problems with patients worrying about the situation and there's certainly no mass hysteria
