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Four self-isolate in B.C. after return from hantavirus ship

May 12, 2026
British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says four Canadians are self-isolating on Vancouver Island after being on a ship struck by an outbreak of deadly hantavirus. She says they are well and have no symptoms but 'are in a very critical phase of the incubation period.'


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