Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Canadian national has tested positive for hantavirus in British Columbia after disembarking the MV Hondius luxury cruise ship. The patient, from Yukon, developed mild symptoms and is currently in stable condition while isolating in Victoria, BC. This individual is one of four Canadians isolating on Vancouver Island following an outbreak linked to the cruise, which departed Argentina on 1 April. The Andes strain of hantavirus, identified in the outbreak, can cause severe lung illness and has a fatality rate of up to 50 per cent, with three deaths already linked to the cruise. Despite the severity, experts believe it is "very, very unlikely" the situation will escalate into a pandemic similar to Covid-19, with any potential UK cases expected to be manageable. In fullCanadian tourist tests positive for hantavirus after leaving luxury cruise ship hit by outbreakThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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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…

Canadian officials have reported that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has a “presumptive positive” test result.

Canadian in B.C. presumptively tests positive for hantavirus linked to MV Hondius cruise outbreak, pending lab confirmation, health officials say.

The individual was taken to the hospital to receive care along with their spouse, who also has mild symptoms, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

The person was on board the MV Hondius, the center of the outbreak that has claimed three lives

The patient is stable, the symptoms remain mild at this point, British Columbia health officer Bonnie Henry said

Officials added that the group of four included two couples - one from Yukon and another from British Columbia. | World News

The individual was tested at a hospital on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, after developing mild symptoms - one of four Canadians isolating on the island after leaving the…

A Canadian cruise passenger tests presumptive positive for hantavirus amid an outbreak, with confirmation results pending from the lab.

Autoridades investigan un caso aislado en Columbia Británica bajo vigilancia sanitaria estricta

Canadian public health officials said Saturday a "high risk" passenger who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius tested "presumptive positive" for the Andes hantavirus.

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…

MONTREAL, May 17 — Canadian public health officials said Saturday a “high risk” passenger who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius tested “presumptive positive” for the...

The person who tested positive is in stable condition, says Victoria, BC, provincial health officer

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One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak received a “presumptive positive” test result for the virus, Canadian officials…

Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

A Canadian who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus, public health officials said Sunday.

UKHSA said Britons from St Helena and Ascension Island are expected to arrive in the UK on Sunday evening