Third Person in Ontario in Isolation After Contact With Confirmed Hantavirus Case

One person in Ontario’s Peel Region is in isolation after being exposed to a person infected with hantavirus, Ontario’s health minister said. The individual, a visitor to Canada and not a local resident, is currently asymptomatic, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said at a press conference on May 11. Jones confirmed that the person was isolating […]
Third Person in Ontario in Isolation After Contact With Confirmed Hantavirus Case

Third Person in Ontario in Isolation After Contact With Confirmed Hantavirus Case A third individual in Ontario is in isolation and being monitored for hantavirus after exposure to an infected person. This person, a visitor to Canada and currently asymptomatic, is in Peel Region. This case is connected to a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, with none of the three Ontario individuals confirmed infected.

  • A third person in Ontario is in isolation after being exposed to a hantavirus-infected individual.
  • The individual is a visitor to Canada and is currently asymptomatic and under health official monitoring in Peel Region.
  • This case is linked to a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, reported on May 2.
  • No confirmed hantavirus infections have been reported among the three individuals being monitored in Ontario.
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