Canadian officials report that one of four Canadians isolating on Vancouver Island after exposure to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius has a presumptive positive test result, later described as positive. The individual, who is part of a couple returning from the cruise and in their 70s, develops mild symptoms including fever and headache, with the person’s condition described as stable. Public health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry of British Columbia says both the individual and their partner, who also had been isolating, were transferred to hospital in Victoria for assessment and testing after symptoms appeared. Earlier reporting describes the couple as being required to isolate for at least 21 days following the vacation. Multiple outlets also note that the outbreak aboard the cruise ship has led to deaths, with officials referring to three deaths. Canadian authorities say a National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg is involved in confirming test results. The individuals remain under public health monitoring while further confirmation is expected from laboratory testing.
Canadian cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus while isolating in British Columbia
Canadian officials report that one of four Canadians isolating on Vancouver Island after exposure to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius has a presumptive positive test result, later described as positiv...
- A Canadian cruise passenger isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia tests presumptively positive for hantavirus.
- The passenger develops mild symptoms, including fever and headache, and is reported to be in stable condition.
- The passenger is part of a couple in their 70s who returned from the MV Hondius and had been isolating with public health requirements.
- The passenger and their partner are transferred to hospital in Victoria for assessment and further testing.
- Canadian officials say the outbreak occurred aboard the MV Hondius, which has been linked to multiple deaths.
A Canadian is the first person in North America to have tested positive for the hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak, authorities said. The post Officials: Canadian Becomes First Positive Hantavirus Case in North America After Cruise Ship Outbreak appeared first on Breitbart.
1 month agoThe Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed the positive test after British Columbia’s top public health officer previously described the case as a "presumptive positive."
1 month agoA Canadian resident who set sail on the cruise ship at the center of a global hantavirus outbreak has become the first person in North America to test positive for the illness.
1 month agoA Canadian resident who set sail on the cruise ship at the center of a global hantavirus outbreak has become the first person in North America to test positive for the illness.
1 month agoMONTREAL — A Canadian who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus, public health officials said Sunday. The patient was one of four Canadians aboard the hantavirus-stricken vessel, which set sail on April 1 from Argentina on a course across the Atlantic Ocean until the outbreak of the rare rodent-carried disease. “One individual’s sample was confirmed positive for hantavirus on May 16,” a statement from Public Health Agency of Canada said Sunday. READ: Canadian cruise passenger gets presumptive positive hantavirus result “A second individual who was a travelling partner of the confirmed case […]...Keep on reading: Canadian cruise passenger confirmed positive for hantavirus
1 month agoThe Canadian patient is the 10th person from the ship to test positive.
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