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Canada confirms 1st positive hantavirus case

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Newest development May 18, 2026 · 3 reportsCanada confirms hantavirus case linked to deadly cruise ship outbreak

Canada’s national health agency confirmed Sunday that one of four Canadians who returned from the cruise ship MV Hondius during a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

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  1. Possible Illinois hantavirus case not linked to outbreak on MV Hondius cruise ship

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    Canada confirms 1st positive hantavirus case

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    Canada confirms hantavirus case linked to deadly cruise ship outbreak

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  1. Seattle Times

    2 more passengers evacuated from cruise ship test positive for hantavirus (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    A French woman and an American have tested positive for the hantavirus as nations around the world scramble to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak.

  2. Fox News

    Two Maryland residents monitored for hantavirus after sharing flight with infected cruise ship passenger (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Maryland health officials say two residents are being monitored for potential hantavirus exposure after flying with an infected MV Hondius cruise ship passenger.

  3. Breitbart News

    Cruise Hantavirus Infections Total 11, W.H.O. Warns Cases Will Rise but Outbreak Under Control (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    The World Health Organization reports two new hantavirus infections linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, bringing the total up to 11.

  4. New York Post

    Possible Illinois hantavirus case not linked to outbreak on MV Hondius cruise ship (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A potential hantavirus case not linked to the outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has been reported in Illinois, according to the state’s health agency.

  5. Forbes

    No Americans Have Hantavirus From Cruise Outbreak (Latest Updates) (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A Dutch couple believed to have brought hantavirus aboard the ship spent months traveling in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay before boarding.

  6. CBS News

    Version of hantavirus behind deadly cruise ship outbreak matches known strain, France says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Genomic analysis showed the virus found aboard the MV Hondius shows no evidence of new characteristics so far.

  7. NBC News

    Canadian MV Hondius cruise passenger tests positive for hantavirus (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A Canadian who was a passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for the Andes hantavirus, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced Saturday

  8. Fox News

    Possible hantavirus case under investigation in upstate New York; no connection to deadly cruise ship outbreak (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Ontario County Public Health Department in upstate New York says it is investigating a "suspected locally acquired hantavirus case" with no connection to cruise ship outbreak.

  9. Local News 8

    Canadian cruise passenger gets presumptive positive hantavirus test (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    Story by AP (CNN) — One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak received a “presumptive positive” test result for the virus, Canadian officials said Saturday.

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  11. FOX 4 Dallas

    Canada confirms 1st positive hantavirus case (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Canada’s national health agency confirmed Sunday that one of four Canadians who returned from the cruise ship MV Hondius during a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive.

  12. Seattle Times

    Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result after ship outbreak (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Canadian officials have reported that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has a “presumptive positive” test result.

  13. Hot Air

    The Hantavirus Cruise: A Ship of Fools (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    The MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak exposes global risks from poor infection control on cruise ships.

  14. Breitbart News

    Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Canada's national health agency confirms that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive Canadian

  15. Fox News

    Canada confirms hantavirus case linked to cruise ship outbreak that has killed three passengers (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Canadian health officials confirmed a hantavirus case linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak that has left three dead and sickened multiple passengers and crew.

  16. New York Post

    Canada confirms hantavirus case linked to deadly cruise ship outbreak (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed the positive test after British Columbia’s top public health officer previously described the case as a "presumptive positive."

  17. Breitbart News

    Officials: Canadian Becomes First Positive Hantavirus Case in North America After Cruise Ship Outbreak (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A Canadian is the first person in North America to have tested positive for the hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship outbreak.

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