Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
A Canadian passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship has tested presumptively positive for hantavirus after an outbreak on board in April. The individual, from Yukon, is one of four isolating on Vancouver Island and has mild symptoms. The case brings the total infections to 11, with three deaths linked to the virus among passengers.
- ▪The Canadian passenger from the MV Hondius tested presumptively positive for hantavirus and is isolating on Vancouver Island.
- ▪Three people who traveled on the ship have died, two of whom were confirmed to have had the virus.
- ▪The World Health Organization has recommended 42 days of isolation for those exposed to hantavirus.
- ▪Hantavirus is typically carried by rodents, but the Andes strain can spread between humans.
- ▪British Columbia's health officer Bonnie Henry stated hantavirus does not have pandemic potential like Covid-19 or influenza.
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Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positiveJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleReutersCanadian passengers from the MV Hondius were flown back from Tenerife on 10 MayA Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April has tested positive for the disease, officials in the province of British Columbia say.The individual, one of four people isolating on Vancouver Island after leaving the ship, had developed mild symptoms.The province's senior health officer said the four had not had any contact with the public since arriving in Canada.The case brings the total number of infections to 11, all among cruise passengers.
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