05/17/2026
Cruise passenger isolating in B.C. has tested positive for hantavirus, top doctor says!
One of the four passengers from the hantavirus-striken cruise who has been isolating on Vancouver Island has tested positive for the virus, B.C.’s top doctor announced Saturday.
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the individual developed a headache and fever two days ago and was tested at a hospital in Victoria Friday evening, resulting in a “presumptive positive” test for the Andes strain from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.
Results from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to confirm the case are expected to come over the weekend, she added.
“Clearly this is not what we hoped for, but it is what we planned for,” Henry told reporters at a news conference in Victoria.
One of the four passengers from the hantavirus-affected cruise who are isolating on Vancouver Island has tested positive for the virus, B.C.’s top doctor announced Saturday.