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Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result

South China Morning Post · · 179 words · By Associated Press
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“One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak received a “presumptive positive” test result for the virus”
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Multiple web search results confirm that a Canadian passenger from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship received a presumptive positive test result, as stated by health officer Bonnie Henry.
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web search NEUTRAL — Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive.British Columbia health officer Bonnie Henry said the person's test came back as a presumptive positive on Friday, meaning that it still remains…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2k2p057ezno
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web search NEUTRAL — A Yukon resident in British Columbia tested presumptively positive for Andes hantavirus, linked to a cruise ship outbreak. Health officials monitor the situation, emphasising low public risk.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/canadian-andes-hantavirus-cruise-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Canada in contact with WHO following outbreak on cruise ship. Follow for hantavirus live updates.Two Canadians are among the 30 passengers who disembarked a cruise ship that’s been hit by a deadly han…
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/economics/2026/05/07/ca…
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“The patient, who was on the MV Hondius where the outbreak began”
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Five independent cross-references (South China Morning Post, The Conversation, Al Jazeera, The Hindu, and Nypost) all explicitly state that the hantavirus outbreak began on the MV Hondius.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The latest outbreak began on the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which left Argentina on April 1 with 149 passengers and crew members on board
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3352944/chin…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The MV Hondius cruise ship, where a hantavirus outbreak began that killed three passengers and infected at least five others, left Cape Verde on May 6.
https://theconversation.com/three-deaths-on-a-cruise-ship-wh…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Three people have died since the outbreak began on the MV Hondius, a Dutch luxury cruise ship that departed Argentina on a polar expedition.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/15/who-confirms-10-glo…
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“Results from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to confirm the case are expected to come over the weekend”
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Web search results confirm that the presumptive result is pending confirmation from Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, and The Guardian reports that results were expected over the weekend.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A biosafety level (BSL), or pathogen/protection level, is a set of biocontainment precautions required to isolate dangerous biological agents in an enclosed laboratory facility. The levels of containm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosafety_level
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) is part of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the agency of the Government of Canada that is responsible for public health, health emergency prepared…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Microbiology_Laborato…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Xiangguo Qiu (Chinese: 邱香果) is a Chinese Canadian virologist, former adjunct professor of Medical microbiology at the University of Manitoba and former head of the Vaccine Development and Antiviral Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangguo_Qiu
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“Bonnie Henry, the public health officer for the province of British Columbia”
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Wikipedia and official government biographies confirm that Bonnie Henry is the provincial health officer for British Columbia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia formed part of an ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_British_C…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bonnie is a Scottish feminine given name. It comes from the Scots language word "bonnie" (handsome, pretty, attractive), or the French bonne (good). That is in turn derived from the Latin word "bonus"…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bonnie J. Fraser Henry (born 1965 or 1966) is a Canadian epidemiologist, physician, and public official who has been the provincial health officer at the British Columbia Ministry of Health since 2014…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Henry
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“The person, one member of a couple in their 70s, began showing mild symptoms, including a fever and headache, two days ago.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general medical definitions of fever and unrelated Wikipedia entries (US Presidents, the word 'The'). There is no specific evidence in the provided text confirming the patient's age or specific symptoms.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Unit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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“Both are in a hospital in Victoria.”
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One web search result explicitly mentions the patient and their partner are in hospital in isolation, and another mentions Victoria, BC, but the direct link confirming both are in a Victoria hospital is primarily from one source context.
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web search NEUTRAL — “The patient is stable, and their symptoms remain mild at this point,” Henry said. “And they are still in hospital, in isolation, being monitored and receiving care as needed.” The patient’s partner t…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/canada-first-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Where I Get My Music From – Try it 1 month FREE:http://bit.ly/dan-epidemic-sound-linkA day in Victoria, BC... one of Canada's coolest and most underrated ...
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web search NEUTRAL — VICTORIA — The latest figures on COVID-19 in British Columbia show 276 people are hospitalized with the illness, with 19 people in critical care. In its weekly report, the BC Centre for Disease Contro…
https://www.timescolonist.com/bc-news/bc-reports-50-more-cov…
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“The second person showed “very minor symptoms” and tests were negative”
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One source explicitly states that the patient's partner tested negative but will remain in the hospital.
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web search NEUTRAL — Canadian officials said on Saturday that one of the four Canadians currently quarantining in British Columbia after being exposed to the hantavirus while on board the cruise ship where the outbreak oc…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/canada-first-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — The test came back with what is called a presumptive positive on Friday. The result needs to be confirmed by a national microbiology lab in Winnipeg but means the patient will be treated as having the…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canadian-isolation-tests-presumpti…
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web search NEUTRAL — American Who Tested Positive For Hantavirus Is Out Of Isolation (Latest Updates).Tested negative: A woman in Alicante, Spain who was tested for hantavirus after she shared a plane with someone with th…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/05/14/america…
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