Both will remain in isolation in hospital while a third person who was isolating has been transferred to hospital for assessment
The B.C. Provincial Health Office is reporting that one of four high-risk individuals who was on the cruise ship M.V. Hondius and self-isolating on Vancouver Island has tested presumptive positive for the Andes hantavirus.
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The person was transported to hospital for assessment and care on May 14, according to a statement released by the Public Health Agency of Canada released on Saturday. The person’s spouse also has mild symptoms and was taken to hospital.
“Both will remain in isolation in hospital,” says the statement. Meanwhile, a third person who was isolating has been transferred to hospital for assessment.
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On Sunday, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed the case after samples were tested at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. The second person was confirmed negative.
