### [2026-05-17](/feed/2026/05/17/index.md)

##### MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak
# A national lab in Winnipeg, Manitoba confirms that a Canadian passenger on MV "Hondius" who is isolating in British Columbia has tested positive for the hantavirus. 




### Sources:

1. [CBC](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-hantavirus-case-confirmed-phac-9.7202841)

### Changes:

1. A national lab in Winnipeg, Manitoba confirms that a Canadian passenger on MV Hondius who is isolating in British Columbia has tested positive for the hantavirus.  _2026-05-17 19:36:10 (First version)_
1. A national lab in Winnipeg, Manitoba confirms that a Canadian passenger on MV "Hondius" who is isolating in British Columbia has tested positive for the hantavirus.  _(Current version)_

### Related:

1. [The Canadian public health agency reports that a Canadian on the MV "Hondius" has tested positive for the Andes strain of the hantavirus and was hospitalized along with their spouse. ](/feed/2026/05/16/the-canadian-public-health-agency-reports-that-a-canadian-on-the-mv-hondius-has-tested-positive-for-the-andes-strain-o.md) _Context: Canadian, MV ''Hondius'', MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak, hantavirus_
2. [The Spanish health ministry confirms the country's first case of hantavirus in a Spanish passenger from the MV "Hondius" who has been in isolation at a hospital in Madrid since 11 May. ](/feed/2026/05/12/the-spanish-health-ministry-confirms-the-country-s-first-case-of-hantavirus-in-a-spanish-passenger-from-the-mv-hondius.md) _Context: MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak_
3. [MV "Hondius" arrives on Tenerife, Spain, after being anchored at the Canary Islands. Passengers on the ship evacuate after previously being exposed to the hantavirus. ](/feed/2026/05/10/mv-hondius-arrives-on-tenerife-spain-after-being-anchored-at-the-canary-islands-passengers-on-the-ship-evacuate-aft.md) _Context: MV ''Hondius'', MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak_
4. [The World Health Organization reports six cases of the Andes strain of hantavirus in connection with MV "Hondius". ](/feed/2026/05/8/the-world-health-organization-reports-six-cases-of-the-andes-strain-of-hantavirus-in-connection-with-mv-hondius.md) _Context: MV ''Hondius'', MV ''Hondius'' hantavirus outbreak_
5. [Four people are killed and one is injured after a passenger de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver crashes near Makepeace Lake in Manitoba, Canada. ](/feed/2025/09/13/four-people-are-killed-and-one-is-injured-after-a-passenger-de-havilland-canada-dhc-2-beaver-crashes-near-makepeace-lake.md) _Context: Manitoba_
6. [A court in British Columbia, Canada, rules that a man accused of killing eleven people during a vehicle-ramming attack in April at a Filipino Heritage Month event in Vancouver, is mentally fit to stand trial. ](/feed/2025/09/10/a-court-in-british-columbia-canada-rules-that-a-man-accused-of-killing-eleven-people-during-a-vehicle-ramming-attack-i.md) _Context: British Columbia_
7. [Two people are killed, including the suspect, and eight others are injured in a stabbing spree in Hollow Water First Nation, Manitoba, Canada. ](/feed/2025/09/4/two-people-are-killed-including-the-suspect-and-eight-others-are-injured-in-a-stabbing-spree-in-hollow-water-first-nat.md) _Context: Manitoba_
8. [Two people are killed and more than 1,000 others evacuate after wildfires spread across central Manitoba, Canada. ](/feed/2025/05/15/two-people-are-killed-and-more-than-1000-others-evacuate-after-wildfires-spread-across-central-manitoba-canada.md) _Context: Manitoba_
9. [The death toll from yesterday's vehicle-ramming attack at a street festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, rises to eleven with at least 20 others injured, making the attack tied for the deadliest vehicle-ramming attack in Canadian history. The British Columbia Prosecution Service charges the perpetrator with eight counts of second-degree murder, while investigators also rule out terrorism. ](/feed/2025/04/27/the-death-toll-from-yesterday-s-vehicle-ramming-attack-at-a-street-festival-in-vancouver-british-columbia-canada-rise.md) _Context: British Columbia_
10. [In Canada, British Columbia Premier David Eby announces a ban on imports of alcoholic beverages from "red U.S. states". Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announces that the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation will remove all U.S. alcohol from its stores starting Tuesday. ](/feed/2025/02/1/in-canada-british-columbia-premier-david-eby-announces-a-ban-on-imports-of-alcoholic-beverages-from-red-us-states.md) _Context: British Columbia_