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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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No Canadians had known direct contact with hantavirus on ship: B.C. health official
British Columbia's provincial health officer says none of the Canadians who were on a ship struck by an outbreak of deadly hantavirus had known direct contact with anyone who was infected.
·Kelowna, Canada
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