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Canadian officials to meet cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak when it docks at Spanish port
Officials will meet Canadians as 150 passengers remain isolated and the World Health Organization says the outbreak has eight cases and three deaths.
- On Thursday, Canada directed Global Affairs Consular officials to the Canary Islands to assist Canadians disembarking the MV Hondius, which is at the center of a deadly Andes Hantavirus outbreak.
- Three people have died and one body remains on the ship, where The World Health Organization reports eight cases with five confirmed by laboratory testing.
- The Public Health Agency is coordinating with provincial authorities to assess risks, while Foreign Affairs Minister Anand and Health Marjorie Michel confirmed no Canadians are currently infected.
- Around 150 passengers remain isolating aboard the ship, while three suspected infected passengers were flown to the Netherlands on Wednesday for medical care.
- The Argentine government hypothesizes a Dutch couple contracted the virus during a bird-watching tour at a garbage dump before boarding the cruise, according to two officials.
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10 Canadians connected to hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
As the cruise ship with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus prepares to disembark to the Canary Islands, countries around the world are mobilizing to monitor the potential symptoms of more than 140 passengers and crew members on board.
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Canadian consular officials head to Canary Islands to meet hantavirus cruise ship
Consular officials are on their way to the Canary Islands to meet with four Canadians on board a deadly hantavirus-stricken cruise ship. The federal government says three people with connections to the cruise are isolating at home in Ontario and Quebec, but they aren't showing symptoms. Officials ha...
·Kelowna, Canada
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Hantavirus: A consular team deployed by Ottawa is on its way to the Canary Islands to meet Canadians still on board the boat.
·Montreal, Canada
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