Hantavirus outbreak on MV Hondius cruise ship officially over: WHO
On Thursday, the WHO stated that the last identified contact of an exposed person completed quarantine and tested negative for the virus. …
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Category: Hantavirus
Canadian who tested positive for hantavirus on cruise ship has recovered
A statement from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer says the resident of the Yukon was discharged from hospital late last week. …
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Spanish government confirms new case of hantavirus linked to cruise ship
Spain’s Ministry of Health said that a new positive hantavirus case has been confirmed in one of the individuals remaining in preventive quarantine at Gómez Ulla Hospital. …
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Should Canada consider travel bans like U.S. is doing amid Ebola outbreak?
Currently, the Canadian government advises Canadians to avoid all travel to Ituri and North Kivu provinces, citing safety and security concerns. …
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Canada adds Ebola screening at airports as Ontario test comes back negative
Dr. Joss Reimer said the testing was done proactively after an individual returned from Ethiopia and reported symptoms ‘consistent with a range of illnesses.’ …
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First Canadian hantavirus case confirmed in B.C. patient
One persona has now tested positive for hantavirus. Nine people in Canada are classified as high-risk due to exposure to the rare strain of virus and have been self-isolating. …
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B.C. health officials update public on rare hantavirus exposure cases
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. …
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26 ‘low-risk’ Canadian air passengers may have hantavirus exposure
Currently, nine individuals in Canada in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia have been classified as high-risk exposure cases and have been directed to self-isolate. …
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No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, WHO says as cases continue to rise
‘But of course, the situation could change. Given the long incubation period of the virus, it’s possible we may see more cases in the coming weeks,’ the director of the WHO said. …
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