What we know about hantavirus now that people linked to outbreak are back in Canada

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  What we know about hantavirus now that people linked to outbreak are back in Canada↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-02

  Ten people with connections to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak, including six passengers and four flight contacts, are being monitored in Canada. Four passengers are isolating on Vancouver Island (Yukon, BC), and two others in Grey Bruce, Ontario. Two travelers are isolating in Alberta, and one in Peel region, Ontario. Another Quebecer was deemed low risk. The Andes virus strain, capable of human-to-human transmission, was involved.

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  What we know about hantavirus now that people linked to outbreak are back in Canada↗

  castanet.net · 2026-05-13

  Ten people with connections to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak are in Canada, including six passengers and four flight contacts. Four passengers are isolating on Vancouver Island (two from Yukon, one from Vancouver Island, one from BC living abroad). One flight contact is isolating in Peel region, Ontario, and two in Alberta. A Quebecer was also monitored. The Andes virus, found on the ship, is the only hantavirus known for human-to-human transmission, requiring close, prolonged contact.

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  New suspected hantavirus cases found as experts issue containment guidance - National | Globalnews.ca↗

  vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-03

  Globalnews.ca reported on May 8, 2026, that two suspected hantavirus cases were identified, one in Spain and another on Tristan da Cunha. Consular officials were en route to the Canary Islands to meet four Canadians from the MV Hondius. Three Canadians with connections to the cruise were isolating at home in Ontario and Quebec, asymptomatic. The WHO is developing operational guidance for safe disembarkation and onward travel, and has arranged for 2,500 diagnostic kits from Argentina to be sent to laboratories in five countries to boost testing capacity. Experts believe the outbreak can be man