Vancouver: A Canadian cruise passenger currently in isolation has tested presumptive positive for hantavirus, health authorities in Canada’s British Columbia province announced. Bonnie Henry, a provincial health officer, said the patient began developing mild symptoms, including fever and headache, two days ago and was taken to a local hospital. The presumptive positive result came back.
A suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has left three passengers dead, raising concern among health authorities and international agencies. The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that it is closely monitoring the situation and assisting in the ongoing investigation. Hantavirus is a rare but serious rodent-borne virus that can.
