Event Brief
Canadian passenger gets presumptive positive hantavirus test
Filed: May 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM ET
Summary: Canadian officials said one of four returning cruise passengers received a presumptive positive hantavirus test result.
WHO: Bonnie Henry
WHAT: A Canadian cruise passenger received a presumptive positive hantavirus test result; confirmatory results are expected from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg.
WHEN: May 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM ET
WHERE: British Columbia, Canada
WHY: The passenger returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak.
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