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Author: Adriana Fallico
Publication Date: May 8, 2026 - 13:56
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How contagious is hantavirus compared with COVID-19, measles and RSV?
May 8, 2026
The latest hantavirus outbreak raises the question of how does hantavirus compare with other viruses that have posed major public health challenges.
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The Alberta Medical Association says another patient has died while waiting for treatment at a major hospital, renewing concerns about health-care pressures.
May 16, 2026 - 18:01 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The B.C. Provincial Health Office is reporting that one of four high risk individuals who was on the cruise ship M.V. Hondius and self-isolating on Vancouver Island has tested presumptive positive for the Andes hantavirus. The person was transported to hospital for assessment and care on May 14, according to a statement released by the Public Health Agency of Canada released on Saturday. The person’s spouse also has mild symptoms and was taken to hospital. “Both will remain in isolation in hospital,” says the statement. Meanwhile, a third person who was isolating has been transferred...
May 16, 2026 - 17:55 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
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May 16, 2026 - 17:53 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen
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