Canadian isolating in B.C. tests ‘presumptive positive’ for hantavirus
A Canadian isolating in British Columbia has tested 'presumptive positive' for hantavirus after being on a cruise ship with an outbreak. The individual, from the Yukon, exhibited mild symptoms and is awaiting confirmation from a national lab. Three others who were also isolating have been hospitalized, while one remains at home.
- ▪One Canadian in B.C. has a 'presumptive positive' test for hantavirus.
- ▪The individual developed mild symptoms including a fever and headache.
- ▪Three of the four isolating individuals have been hospitalized, while one is at home.
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Open this photo in gallery:B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provides an update about the hantavirus in Victoria on Monday.CHAD HIPOLITO/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountBritish Columbia’s provincial health officer says one of the four Canadians isolating in the province who had been on board a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has received a “presumptive positive” test.Dr. Bonnie Henry says the person, who is from the Yukon, developed “mild symptoms” on Thursday including a fever and a headache and that samples have been sent to a national microbiology lab in Winnipeg for the tests to be confirmed.Henry says protocols were followed and that three of the four people who were isolating in B.C.
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