Canadian cruise passenger confirmed positive for hantavirus

MONTREAL — A Canadian who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus, public health officials said Sunday. The patient was one of four Canadians aboard the hantavirus-stricken vessel, which set sail on April 1 from Argentina on a course across the Atlantic Ocean until the outbreak of the rare rodent-carried disease. “One individual’s sample was confirmed positive for hantavirus on May 16,” a statement from Public Health Agency of Canada said Sunday. READ: Canadian cruise passenger gets presumptive positive hantavirus result “A second individual who was a travelling partner of the confirmed case […]... Keep on reading: Canadian cruise passenger confirmed positive for hantavirus

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer