Hantavirus cruise ship passenger discharged from B.C. hospital
The Yukon resident who tested positive for the Andes strain in mid-May has been released from hospital and is continuing to recover.
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A hantavirus patient from the Yukon has been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home, B.C. health officials confirmed Thursday.
The Yukon resident tested positive for the Andes strain on May 15 and was treated in hospital. The individual was part of a couple from the Yukon who were isolating together. Their partner tested negative, though they had experienced mild symptoms, and is set to finish quarantine on Friday, June 26. They remain asymptomatic and have been assessed by Island Health public health teams.
Two other passengers who were isolating in B.C. ended their quarantine on June 21. They were also regularly assessed and remained asymptomatic. All four were passengers aboard the MV Hondius, which was hit by hantavirus in May. A cluster of passengers with severe respiratory illness aboard the ship was reported to the World Health Organization on May 2.
The passengers arrived in B.C. at Victoria International Airport on May 10 and were set to isolate for a minimum of 21 days. Two are a couple in their 70s from the Yukon, another is in their 70s and from Vancouver Island, and the fourth is in their 50s and from B.C. but living abroad.
