No Canadians had known direct contact with hantavirus on ship: B.C. health official
Officials said 7 cases and 3 deaths have been reported internationally as four Canadians isolate on Vancouver Island after the outbreak.
- On Sunday, four Canadians from the MV Hondius arrived in Victoria and began isolating on Vancouver Island for at least 21 days. British Columbia provincial health officer Bonnie Henry described the arrival as "seamless and smooth" after screening by health staff.
- Although passengers aboard the MV Hondius were considered "higher-risk contacts," Henry noted the four Canadians fell into the "low-risk spectrum" of that category. None had known direct contact with infected individuals, though she cautioned certainty was impossible.
- The four include a couple from the Yukon, a Vancouver Island resident, and a British Columbia resident living abroad. They are isolating in three separate locations with daily monitoring from health officials during the incubation period.
- International cases have grown to seven with three deaths confirmed, the World Health Organization reported Monday. Quebec provincial health department communications director Marie-Claude Lacasse confirmed their resident's isolation ended, though the individual will self-monitor for 42 days.
- Three Canadians were on a flight to Johannesburg with a symptomatic person in April, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer reported. These travelers returned home in late April, prompting separate follow-up monitoring efforts by federal and provincial health authorities.
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Four Canadians who arrived in B.C. after being on the cruise ship struck by hantavirus are now isolating in the Island Health region, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says. The four arrived at Victoria International Airport Sunday evening, Henry told media during a second update in two days on Monday (May 11). Henry gave the first briefing on Sunday afternoon before the four arrived in B.C. She said the arrival went smoothly and the fo…
British Columbia's Chief Medical Officer of Health said on Monday that none of the Canadians on board a ship affected by a deadly epidemic of d-hantavirus had had direct contact with an infected person.
4 Canadians connected to hantavirus cruise ship isolating on Vancouver Island - Creston Valley Advance
Four Canadians who arrived in B.C. after being on the cruise ship struck by hantavirus are now isolating in the Island Health region, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says. The four arrived at Victoria International Airport Sunday evening, Henry told media during a second update in two days on Monday (May 11). Henry gave the first briefing on Sunday afternoon before the four arrived in B.C. She said the arrival went smoothly and the fo…
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