Canada, hantavirus and MV Hondius cruise ship
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A Canadian traveller has tested positive for hantavirus after departing from a cruise ship linked to an outbreak. Health officials clarified that while the situation is concerning, hantavirus poses different risks compared to respiratory viruses like Covid-19,
A Canadian who was a passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced Saturday
More Canadians are being contacted after having been on the same flight as a confirmed hantavirus case, according to federal health officials.
B.C.’s top doctor is expected to provide an update on Canadians isolating after exposure to a rare hantavirus strain linked to an Antarctic cruise ship.
The hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship has raised concerns among Canadians and prompted many questions. Here is what is known so far. Passengers aboard the ship contracted the Andes virus,
Researchers across the world are working on a hantavirus vaccine, though they say development is in the early stages and rollout could be years away.