B.C.'s top doctor to provide update on Canadians isolating after leaving hantavirus-affected ship
Posted on: May 05, 2026 01:07 IST | Posted by: Cbc
B.C. Officials bring home the bacon update on Canadians isolating after hantavirus exposure
brits Columbia's top out dr. Is set to speak on Saturday about the Canadians who have been isolating after leaving the cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak in recent weeks.
On Monday, Henry said four Canadians were isolating with no symptoms in the Island Health region after leaving the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius. Two were from B.C. And two were from the Yukon.
The group included a Vancouver Island resident in their 70s, another person from B.C. In their 50s who currently lives abroad and a couple from the Yukon in their 70s, Henry said.
She emphasized that none of the travellers had come into contact with the public during their transfer from Victoria International Airport when they arrived on Sunday and that all health-care workers involved wore personal protective equipment at all times.
4 Canadians from hantavirus-hit cruise ship fly to B.C.
Three people have died since the hantavirus outbreak began on the MV Hondius.
Hantavirus usually spreads when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings and isn’t easily transmitted between people. But the Andes virus detected in the cruise ship outbreak may be able to spread between people in rare cases. Symptoms usually show between one and eight weeks after exposure.
Henry said the four Canadians isolating in the Island Health region had no known direct contact with the people who fell ill on the ship.
She said everyone on board is globally considered to be a higher-risk contact, but within that context, the four Canadians are considered lower risk because of the location of their cabins on the ship and the activities they were engaged in.
The four were among 10 Canadians who, as of May 8, were identified as potentially being exposed to the virus. The others include two from Alberta, three from Ontario, and one from Quebec.
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