Canada's top doctor advises Canadians to avoid rodents over hantavirus risk
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Updated · Global News · May 9
Canada's top doctor advises Canadians to avoid rodents over hantavirus risk
12 articles · Updated · Global News · May 9
Dr Joss Reimer said 10 Canadians are suspected contacts linked to the MV Hondius outbreak, including six in Canada, as three people isolate symptom-free in Ontario and Quebec.
Local authorities are also investigating three more Canadians in Alberta and Ontario, while Ottawa says onward spread in Canada is not expected and asymptomatic people are not known to transmit the virus.
WHO has reported eight cases and three deaths on the Dutch cruise ship from Andes virus, a South American hantavirus that can cause limited human-to-human transmission but is not found in Canada.
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