On Sunday, May 17, Canadian health officials confirmed that a passenger who traveled aboard the ship tested positive for hantavirus, marking the first confirmed North American case connected to the outbreak.
The patient, who is in their 70s and from Yukon, is currently hospitalized in Victoria alongside another traveler from the ship who tested negative. Officials said all four Canadian passengers are now in isolation.
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Meanwhile, American passengers from the cruise continue to be monitored. As of May 14, sixteen travelers were transferred to the National Quarantine Unit in Nebraska, while two others remain under observation at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. Roughly 36 additional Americans across several states are also being monitored from home after possible exposure.
According to the CDC, none of the Americans being monitored are currently symptomatic or have tested positive.
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