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Hantavirus Confirmed in Canada After Cruise Ship Outbreak
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Hantavirus Confirmed in Canada After Cruise Ship Outbreak

Canadian health officials have confirmed a presumptive hantavirus infection in one of four passengers quarantining on Vancouver Island after sailing on the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of an outbreak that has already claimed three lives. The infected individual has developed mild symptoms including fever, according to British Columbia's provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

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