Canada Confirms First Hantavirus Case in Cruise Ship Passenger
Canada has confirmed its first case of hantavirus, identified in a Canadian passenger who had recently traveled on the MV Hondius cruise ship. The hantavirus strain from the cruise ship is reported to match known South American strains.
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Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
The individual is one of four former passengers on the MV Hondius isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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The person was on board the MV Hondius, the center of the outbreak that has claimed three lives Canadian officials said oon Saturday that one of the four Canadians currently quarantining in British Columbia after being exposed to the hantavirus while on board the cruise ship where the outbreak occurred has presumptively tested positive. Speaking at news conference, Dr Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, said the individual developed mild symptoms, including fever and h...
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Officials added that the group of four included two couples - one from Yukon and another from British Columbia.
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Ministers Hermans of Health, Welfare and Sport and Berendsen of Foreign Affairs informed the Tweede Kamer that the British passenger from the cruise ship Hondius who is hospitalized in the Netherla
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