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UPDATED May 18, 2026 at 9:02 AM ET

May 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM ET

Canada confirms first hantavirus case in B.C. isolation

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A quarantined person in British Columbia tested positive for hantavirus after exposure on the MV Hondius.

WHO: Dr Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer

WHAT: A quarantined person in British Columbia tested positive for hantavirus and developed mild symptoms.

WHEN: May 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM ET

WHERE: British Columbia, Canada

WHY: The person was exposed to hantavirus while on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, the outbreak’s source.

How this story developed (showing 11 of 11 earlier reports)

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks in Rotterdam for disinfection · May 18, 2026 at 9:02 AM ET
Hantavirus deaths on cruise ship bound for Rotterdam · May 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM ET
Canadian tests positive for hantavirus after cruise · May 17, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
Canadian cruise passenger gets presumptive hantavirus test · May 17, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
Canadian passenger gets presumptive positive hantavirus test · May 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM ET
Canadian cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus · May 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Butler says hantavirus cruise passengers are in good shape · May 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM ET
Ship operator expects by week’s end to resume cruises · May 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM ET
Next steps for Americans after possible hantavirus exposure · May 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Canadians isolating from hantavirus cruise in B.C. · May 11, 2026 at 6:03 AM ET
Canadians onboard hantavirus cruise ship set to disembark · May 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM ET

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