One Canadian on cruise ship has presumptive hantavirus positive test
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- One of four Canadians who returned from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has a presumptive positive test result.
- The patient, in their 70s, is stable with mild symptoms and is in isolation in a Victoria hospital.
- Confirmatory results are expected.
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Four Canadians returned home from a cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak occurred. One of these individuals has tested presumptive positive for the virus.
One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak received a “presumptive positive” test result for the virus, Canadian officials said on Saturday.
Results from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to confirm the case are expected to come over the weekend, said Bonnie Henry, the public health officer for the province of British Columbia.
“Clearly this is not what we hoped for, but it is what we planned for,” Henry said.
The person, one member of a couple in their 70s, began showing mild symptoms, including a fever and headache, two days ago. Both are in a hospital in Victoria.
“The patient is stable, the symptoms remain mild at this point,” Henry said. “They are still in hospital, in isolation, being monitored and receiving care as needed.”
The second person showed “very minor symptoms” and tests were negative, she said.
Offene Fragen
- What is the source of the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship?
- How many other passengers or crew members may have been exposed?
- What are the specific travel details of the affected individuals?
- What is the prognosis for the patient with the presumptive positive result?
