Canadian in B.C. hospital with 'mild' hantavirus symptoms
Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaConfidence 90%1 affected3 weeks ago
A Yukon resident, a passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship, tested presumptively positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus while isolating in British Columbia and is hospitalized with mild symptoms.
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- PrimaryCanadian in B.C. hospital with 'mild' hantavirus symptoms
globalnews.ca · 2026-05-08
A Yukon resident, who was a passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship, tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus while isolating in British Columbia. They developed mild symptoms and were transferred to a hospital in Victoria. This is a presumptive positive, pending confirmation from Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory.
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