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Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
Key takeaways
- The individual, one of four people isolating on Vancouver Island after leaving the ship, had developed mild symptoms.
- The province's senior health officer said the four had not had any contact with the public since arriving in Canada.
- The case brings the total number of infections to 11, all among cruise passengers.
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Canadian passengers from the MV Hondius were flown back from Tenerife on 10 May A Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April has tested positive for the disease, officials in the province of British Columbia say.
The individual, one of four people isolating on Vancouver Island after leaving the ship, had developed mild symptoms.
The province's senior health officer said the four had not had any contact with the public since arriving in Canada.
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