Canadian Hantavirus Case Confirmed by National Laboratory Test

The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. Misper Apawu/AP Photo

Laboratory testing has confirmed the presumptive positive case of the Andes strain of hantavirus reported in British Columbia

The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed the results Sunday in a resident of the Yukon who had been on the MV Hondius cruise ship where there was an outbreak.