Canada confirms first case of hantavirus among cruise ship passengers
Kyiv • UNN
Canada has confirmed a case of hantavirus in a cruise ship passenger. The infected Yukon resident is currently in the hospital, and other contacts have been isolated.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed one case of hantavirus infection among passengers of a cruise ship where an outbreak was previously recorded. This was reported by the Associated Press with reference to the Public Health Agency of Canada, according to UNN.
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The agency stated that the positive test result was confirmed after additional research at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Previously, British Columbia authorities had reported only a "presumptive positive" result.
One individual has been confirmed positive for hantavirus
A couple from Yukon is in the hospital
The Canadian agency specified that a second person who was in contact with the infected individual tested negative. Both – a married couple in their 70s from the Yukon territory – are in a hospital in the city of Victoria.
In total, four Canadian passengers returned to British Columbia after the cruise. Among them are also a person over 70 from Vancouver Island and a British Columbia resident in their 50s who lives abroad. All of them are in isolation.