A Canadian passenger who travelled aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested “presumptive positive” for the Andes strain of hantavirus, raising fresh concern as health authorities continue monitoring passengers linked to the outbreak that has already claimed three lives. Officials in Canada’s British Columbia province said the patient, one of four Canadians who returned from the vessel earlier this month, developed mild symptoms including fever and headache and is now being treated in isolation in hospital in Victoria.

A hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has infected eight people with the Andes virus. Three individuals have died. The World Health Organization confirms…

A Canadian has tested positive for hantavirus after disembarking a cruise ship. The individual is among four Canadians isolating in British Columbia. The Andes strain of the virus…