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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Anna Betts

Canada confirms first hantavirus case in isolation in British Columbia

A large ship is trailed by two smaller vessels in the big blue ocean
The cruise ship MV Hondius. A test for a Canadian who was on board the ship has indicated a positive for hantavirus. Photograph: Borja Suárez/Reuters

Canadian officials said on Saturday that a test for one of the four Canadians currently quarantining in British Columbia after being exposed to the hantavirus while on board the cruise ship where the outbreak occurred indicated a positive result.

Speaking at a news conference, Dr Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, said the individual developed mild symptoms, including fever and headache, two days ago, and that the individual and their partner, who had also been on board the cruise ship where they had been isolating together, were transferred to a hospital in Victoria for assessment and testing.

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