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Canada Confirms First Hantavirus Case Linked to International Cruise Ship Outbreak
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Canada Confirms First Hantavirus Case Linked to International Cruise Ship Outbreak

Canadian health authorities have confirmed the country’s first case of hantavirus linked to an ongoing international outbreak aboard the expedition cruise ship MV Hondius, raising concerns among public health agencies monitoring the spread of the rare but potentially deadly virus. The confirmed patient is a Canadian resident from Yukon who recently returned from the Antarctic...