Canadian Health Agency Confirms Positive Hantavirus Case from Cruise Ship Outbreak
Canada's national health agency has confirmed that one of four Canadians who returned from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus. The individual, part of a couple in their 70s from the Yukon, is currently hospitalized in Victoria, British Columbia. The Public Health Agency of Canada announced the positive test following a 'presumptive positive' result, with further testing conducted at the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg. The couple, along with two other Canadians from the cruise, are in isolation. The outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius has resulted in three deaths, including a Dutch couple believed to have been exposed to the virus in South America. The Canadian patient is the 10th confirmed case from the ship. The health agency has assured that the risk to the general Canadian population remains low, as all confirmed cases are linked to the cruise ship. 
