Quick takes: Canada hantavirus case confirmed, ACIP charter withdrawn, HHS antibiotic resistance meeting
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaConfidence 95%1 affectedToday
The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed a single case of Andes hantavirus in a Canadian passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship, with no further related cases identified in Canada.
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vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com · 2026-06-03
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed a positive case of the Andes strain of hantavirus in a Canadian passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship. The sample was confirmed at PHAC's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. A traveling partner tested negative, and no further cases have been identified in Canada related to this specific passenger.
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